Tag: snow
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Snow-eaters melt the snow
Where did all the snow go? Last week at this time, the Front Range was entirely blanketed in several inches of the white stuff. Today, it’s almost gone. Where did it go? The Answer: Chinooks. Chinooks are warm dry winds. They get their name from a Pacific Northwest Indian word for “snow eater,” because when…
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More Snow a Good Thing
I know that we’re all tired of snow this spring. But believe it or not, we need one more storm to drop a couple of inches in the high country. Why do we need more snow? Last week’s storm brought 6-16″ of snow — and red dust from a dust storm in Arizona and New…
Amy Law, Science Geek 