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Dramatic Colorado River water cuts planned due to drought, overuse
1+ hour, 51+ min ago (336+ words) The U. S. government has proposed a new water-sharing plan for the drought-stricken Colorado River that could cut up to 40% of current supplies to Arizona, California'and Nevada, according to a senior Arizona official. With a 20-year-old plan expiring this year, and talks…...
Southeast Colorado reservoir dries up, taking with it recreation opportunity
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (797+ words) By Brett Forrest, KOAA BACA COUNTY " All that's left of the Two Buttes Reservoir is a scattering of lifeless buoys, a rusty lawn chair, empty beer cans and a number of fishing lures that have fallen into the water over…...
Happy Trails: Colorado Springs" Geologic Column is a colorful, hidden gem
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (324+ words) A hidden corner of Monument Valley Park teaches about Colorado Springs" human history and its much deeper natural history. Welcome to the Geologic Column." The hillside is streaked by multi-colored rock, representing various formations that rose hundreds of millions of…...
Rare rock hides in plain sight in Colorado Springs, recalling "Snowball Earth
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (942+ words) One recent morning near the mouth of a canyon in southwest Colorado Springs, Christine Siddoway placed a few peculiar rocks in a parking lot and a dozen strangers gathered around. "That's pretty," one man said, bringing his eye closer to…...
Scientists thought this Argentine glacier was stable. Now they say it's melting fast
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (416+ words) FILE - A tourist watches the Perito Moreno Glacier at Los Glaciares National Park, near El Calafate, Argentina, Nov. 1, 2021. An iconic Argentinian glacier, long thought one of the few on Earth to be relatively stable, is now undergoing its "most substantial…...
Turkey mourns 10 people killed battling a wildfire
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (285+ words) A wildfire rages across a forested area near Cavuslar village, in Karabuk district, northwest Turkey, Wednesday, July 23, 2025. Grieving family and friends of the five members of the AKUT rescue organization were joined by leading politicians and crowds of mourning citizens…...
Turkey mourns 5 volunteer firefighters killed battling wildfires
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (267+ words) A wildfire rages across a forested area near Cavuslar village, in Karabuk district, northwest Turkey, Wednesday, July 23, 2025. Grieving family and friends of the five members of the AKUT rescue organization were joined by leading politicians and crowds of mourning citizens…...
Iceland volcano eruption forces evacuation of town and iconic geothermal spa
9+ mon, 4+ week ago (190+ words) A view of the volcanic eruption by the Sundhn'kagigjar" "ur volcano, in Grindavik, Iceland, Wednesday, July 16, 2025. The eruption began around 4 a. m. Wednesday following an intense seismic swarm on the Reykjanes Peninsula, southwest of the capital, Reykjavik, Iceland's Met Office said. Some…...
Indonesia's Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki volcano erupts with ash cloud reaching 11 miles
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A magnitude 2. 9 earthquake north of Denver reported Friday morning
11+ mon, 2+ day ago (182+ words) A small 2. 9 magnitude earthquake shook residents north of Denver early Friday morning, according to the U. S. Geological Survey (USGS). The quake occurred at 6: 08 a. m. , was reported at 6: 13 a. m. , and was centered approximately three miles southwest of Dacono and approximately five miles deep. People…...