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The far-reaching La Niña weather pattern, created by cooling waters in the tropical Pacific Ocean, could emerge in the fall and last through winter.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration s Climate Prediction Center issued a La Niña Watch last week.
Currently, conditions are known as neutral, or neither La Niña nor El Niño, its counterpart. NOAA predicts that it will last through this summer, but there s a 55 percent chance of La Niña emerging sometime in September.
Amy Hadden Marsh of KDNK Radio interviewed state climatologist Dr. Russ Schumacher to find out more about what another La Niña fall and winter means for Colorado.
The era of megafires: An East Troublesome-like fire seems inevitable for Colorado s resort communities
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Colorado arrives at the dawn of megafires - Colorado Newsline
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Colorado ranchers face not just drought but rising social pressures
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11/07/2021 - 03:42 Cattle rancher Janie VanWinkle, seen standing near a reservoir on her Colorado ranch during a record-hot summer, says drought is only one problem facing fellow ranchers Patrick T. FALLON AFP/File 4 min
Grand Junction (United States) (AFP) The grass should be up to here, Janie VanWinkle says, holding a hand next to her knee above the scant growth on her ranch in Colorado, which just as in 2020, and 2018 is again being hit by devastating drought. Here we are again, she says, wearing a checkered shirt and a persistent smile that belies her ranch s woes at a time when record high temperatures have been scorching much of the US West.
Les cowboys du Colorado sous pression climatique et sociale le 11 juillet 2021 à 09h00
par AFP L herbe devrait arriver jusque-là , assure Janie VanWinkle en montrant son genou, à quelque 30 centimètres du gazon peu touffu de son ranch, durement touché par la sécheresse qui frappe le Colorado cette année comme déjà en 2020, et en 2018. La terre est à sec. Vous pouvez creuser sur un mètre sans trouver la moindre humidité. C est l accumulation des années sèches qui rend cet épisode pire que les autres , explique l agricultrice en chemise à carreaux, toujours souriante.
Ce ne sont pourtant pas les soucis qui manquent. La sécheresse est là en permanence, on ne peut pas y échapper, mais il y a aussi tout le reste, les droits des animaux, la réintroduction des loups, les +fausses+ viandes alternatives et j en passe , détaille-t-elle. Nous sommes constamment attaqués.