Coyote Gulch
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The Colorado River is having its driest winter in decades www.kjzz.org/science/2026...
The Colorado River is having its driest winter in decades
Low snow totals across the Colorado River basin are threatening to shrink major reservoirs and making water managers anxious.
www.kjzz.org
February 19, 2026 at 1:42 AM
The Colorado River is having its driest winter in decades www.kjzz.org/science/2026...
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As historically bad snow and water conditions raise the stakes for Colorado River basin states to find a compromise on shared cutbacks, Wyoming lawmakers advanced a water conservation bill that some hope will provide leverage and protections.
Desperate in failing Colorado River negotiations, Wyoming water officials pitch conservation bill at home - WyoFile
Historically bad snow and water conditions raise stakes for Colorado River basin states as feds prepare to intervene.
wyofile.com
February 18, 2026 at 4:08 PM
As historically bad snow and water conditions raise the stakes for Colorado River basin states to find a compromise on shared cutbacks, Wyoming lawmakers advanced a water conservation bill that some hope will provide leverage and protections.
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It should go without saying that a world w/ more erratic precipitation is less suited for hydropower (imminent deadpool at Glen Canyon being exhibit A, though unmentioned in this story). Let's not build thousands more dams that will be obsolete almost from the jump.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/b...
Hydropower Is Getting Less Reliable as the World Needs More Energy
www.nytimes.com
February 18, 2026 at 4:28 PM
It should go without saying that a world w/ more erratic precipitation is less suited for hydropower (imminent deadpool at Glen Canyon being exhibit A, though unmentioned in this story). Let's not build thousands more dams that will be obsolete almost from the jump.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/b...
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Come write beside the Colorado River. A writing retreat in Marble Canyon, AZ is the perfect fall treat to look forward to. Details here: pronghornexpeditions.com/retreats/ pronghornexpeditions.com/retreats/
February 18, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Come write beside the Colorado River. A writing retreat in Marble Canyon, AZ is the perfect fall treat to look forward to. Details here: pronghornexpeditions.com/retreats/ pronghornexpeditions.com/retreats/
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A great perspective from Stephen Trimble on the Utah delegation's attack on Grand Staircase-Escalante.
Read it now: writersontherange.org/a-utah-monum...
Read it now: writersontherange.org/a-utah-monum...
A Utah monument comes under attack—again - Writers On The Range
Utah Republican Congresswoman Celeste Maloy is irritated. Her most recent attack on Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument spurred wide and deep...
writersontherange.org
February 18, 2026 at 4:51 PM
A great perspective from Stephen Trimble on the Utah delegation's attack on Grand Staircase-Escalante.
Read it now: writersontherange.org/a-utah-monum...
Read it now: writersontherange.org/a-utah-monum...
Six under-reported factors contributing to the Aridification of the American West coyotegulch.blog/2026/02/18/s...
Understanding Aridification: Factors Beyond Climate Change
Explore the hidden factors of aridification in the American West, from dust on snow to invasive plants impacting climate change.
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February 18, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Six under-reported factors contributing to the Aridification of the American West coyotegulch.blog/2026/02/18/s...
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Gusty winds and low relative humidity will bring critical fire weather to the central and southern High Plains Wednesday. Two Pacific storms will continue impacting the mountains of the western U.S. into Thursday with gusty winds and heavy snow. weather.gov
February 18, 2026 at 1:40 AM
Gusty winds and low relative humidity will bring critical fire weather to the central and southern High Plains Wednesday. Two Pacific storms will continue impacting the mountains of the western U.S. into Thursday with gusty winds and heavy snow. weather.gov
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As historically bad snow & water conditions raise the stakes for a Colorado River Basin compromise on shared cutbacks, Wyoming lawmakers advanced a water conservation bill that some hope will provide leverage and protections. - @wyofile.com wyofile.com/desperate-in...
Desperate in failing Colorado River negotiations, Wyoming water officials pitch conservation bill at home - WyoFile
Historically bad snow and water conditions raise stakes for Colorado River basin states as feds prepare to intervene.
wyofile.com
February 18, 2026 at 2:30 PM
As historically bad snow & water conditions raise the stakes for a Colorado River Basin compromise on shared cutbacks, Wyoming lawmakers advanced a water conservation bill that some hope will provide leverage and protections. - @wyofile.com wyofile.com/desperate-in...
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Cascading Falls at Sunset https://www.wikiart.org/en/albert-bierstadt/cascading-falls-at-sunset
February 18, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Cascading Falls at Sunset https://www.wikiart.org/en/albert-bierstadt/cascading-falls-at-sunset
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Status quo gonna be the death of us. Just sayin ...
At the annual UNFCCC climate talks, success is partly measured by how well everyone can ignore the fact that the world is burning outside ...
At the annual UNFCCC climate talks, success is partly measured by how well everyone can ignore the fact that the world is burning outside ...
Built to Fail: Rules at UN Climate Talks Favor the Status Quo, Not Progress - Inside Climate News
Experts say stifling bureaucratic procedures that are disconnected from the climate crisis have consistently stalled COP negotiations.
insideclimatenews.org
February 18, 2026 at 12:11 PM
Status quo gonna be the death of us. Just sayin ...
At the annual UNFCCC climate talks, success is partly measured by how well everyone can ignore the fact that the world is burning outside ...
At the annual UNFCCC climate talks, success is partly measured by how well everyone can ignore the fact that the world is burning outside ...
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AGU is now accepting applications for Editors-in-Chief across five publications, with terms starting Jan 1, 2027. These roles help shape editorial standards, research quality, and peer review in Earth & space science. Apply by May 1, 2026.
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February 18, 2026 at 1:33 PM
AGU is now accepting applications for Editors-in-Chief across five publications, with terms starting Jan 1, 2027. These roles help shape editorial standards, research quality, and peer review in Earth & space science. Apply by May 1, 2026.
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A Seat at the Table: How a County Program Gives the Local Community and its Rivers a Voice -- Lisa Tasker and Lisa MacDonald (Fresh Water News) #RoaringForkRiver coyotegulch.blog/2026/02/18/a...
A Seat at the Table: How a County Program Gives the Local Community and its Rivers a Voice — Lisa Tasker and Lisa MacDonald (Fresh Water News) #RoaringForkRiver
Click the link to read the article the Water Education Colorado website (Lisa Tasker and Lisa MacDonald): February 5, 2026 Like much of the West, Colorado’s water future will be shaped by a warming…
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February 18, 2026 at 1:29 PM
A Seat at the Table: How a County Program Gives the Local Community and its Rivers a Voice -- Lisa Tasker and Lisa MacDonald (Fresh Water News) #RoaringForkRiver coyotegulch.blog/2026/02/18/a...
Historic valve replacement underway at Blue Mesa Dam: $32 Million Project Ensures Reliable Water Delivery and Hydropower for the future -- USBR #GunnisonRiver coyotegulch.blog/2026/02/18/h...
Historic valve replacement underway at Blue Mesa Dam: $32 Million Project Ensures Reliable Water Delivery and Hydropower for the future — USBR #GunnisonRiver
In the 1950s, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation built the Blue Mesa, Morrow Point and Crystal dams west of Gunnison as part of the massive regional Colorado River Storage Project. The Bureau of Reclam…
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February 18, 2026 at 1:14 PM
Historic valve replacement underway at Blue Mesa Dam: $32 Million Project Ensures Reliable Water Delivery and Hydropower for the future -- USBR #GunnisonRiver coyotegulch.blog/2026/02/18/h...
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A dramatic scene of dust, fire, and smoke in the Plains today.
February 18, 2026 at 5:58 AM
A dramatic scene of dust, fire, and smoke in the Plains today.
I have been told they are iris not crocuses. My bad, Mrs. Gulch would not be impressed. 😎
February 18, 2026 at 2:31 AM
I have been told they are iris not crocuses. My bad, Mrs. Gulch would not be impressed. 😎
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Those are Iris, not Crocus.
February 18, 2026 at 12:11 AM
Those are Iris, not Crocus.
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A dangerous, fast-growing wildfire moves northeast across the Oklahoma panhandle, burning towards the Kansas state border.
There is an extreme fire danger in place for the High Plains today.
There is an extreme fire danger in place for the High Plains today.
February 17, 2026 at 7:59 PM
A dangerous, fast-growing wildfire moves northeast across the Oklahoma panhandle, burning towards the Kansas state border.
There is an extreme fire danger in place for the High Plains today.
There is an extreme fire danger in place for the High Plains today.
Early spring crocus in the blue gramma grass patch.
February 17, 2026 at 11:47 PM
Early spring crocus in the blue gramma grass patch.
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🔥EXTREME to CRITICAL fire danger is expected today along the front range of the Rockies down to the Southern High Plains.
💨High wind warnings are in effect for expected gusts 50-70mph
Wildfire seasons are getting longer and more intense.
Some quick context 🧵
💨High wind warnings are in effect for expected gusts 50-70mph
Wildfire seasons are getting longer and more intense.
Some quick context 🧵
February 17, 2026 at 3:56 PM
🔥EXTREME to CRITICAL fire danger is expected today along the front range of the Rockies down to the Southern High Plains.
💨High wind warnings are in effect for expected gusts 50-70mph
Wildfire seasons are getting longer and more intense.
Some quick context 🧵
💨High wind warnings are in effect for expected gusts 50-70mph
Wildfire seasons are getting longer and more intense.
Some quick context 🧵
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429.12 parts per million (ppm) CO2 in air 16-Feb-2026
keelingcurve.ucsd.edu
keelingcurve.ucsd.edu
The Keeling Curve
The Keeling Curve is a daily record of global atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration maintained by Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego.
keelingcurve.ucsd.edu
February 17, 2026 at 5:36 PM
429.12 parts per million (ppm) CO2 in air 16-Feb-2026
keelingcurve.ucsd.edu
keelingcurve.ucsd.edu
Seasonal #snowpack update -- Becky Bolinger (ClimateBecky.com) #ColoradoRiver #COriver #aridification coyotegulch.blog/2026/02/17/s...
February 17, 2026 at 1:56 PM
Seasonal #snowpack update -- Becky Bolinger (ClimateBecky.com) #ColoradoRiver #COriver #aridification coyotegulch.blog/2026/02/17/s...
#Snowpack news February 17, 2026 coyotegulch.blog/2026/02/17/s...
#Snowpack news February 17, 2026
Westwide SNOTEL basin-filled map February 16, 2026. Colorado SNOTEL basin-filled map February 16, 2026.
coyotegulch.blog
February 17, 2026 at 1:54 PM
#Snowpack news February 17, 2026 coyotegulch.blog/2026/02/17/s...
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On This Week in #Water
• The endangered “Endangerment Finding”
• No 💙 lost between Upper/Lower Basin states of Colorado River as Valentine’s Day deadline passes
• La Niña > El Niño = #heat?
Listen now! h2oradio.org/this-week-in...
• The endangered “Endangerment Finding”
• No 💙 lost between Upper/Lower Basin states of Colorado River as Valentine’s Day deadline passes
• La Niña > El Niño = #heat?
Listen now! h2oradio.org/this-week-in...
February 16, 2026 at 3:19 PM
On This Week in #Water
• The endangered “Endangerment Finding”
• No 💙 lost between Upper/Lower Basin states of Colorado River as Valentine’s Day deadline passes
• La Niña > El Niño = #heat?
Listen now! h2oradio.org/this-week-in...
• The endangered “Endangerment Finding”
• No 💙 lost between Upper/Lower Basin states of Colorado River as Valentine’s Day deadline passes
• La Niña > El Niño = #heat?
Listen now! h2oradio.org/this-week-in...