Forecasters couldn’t predict how quickly Colorado River reservoirs would dry up this year. Scientists are trying to improve their models.
As climate change disrupts weather patterns in mountain regions across the world, scientists are recognizing the need to innovative new research models.
(Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory) The Surface Atmosphere Integrated Field Laboratory (SAIL) near Crested Butte, Colo., will start collecting a vast range of weather data on September 1, when scientists flip the switch on a slew of machinery that has been amassed in the Upper Colorado River Basin.