Snowpack in the mountains is melting too quickly, experts say, worsening drought and wildfire conditions. That means we could be in for a rough fire season in Colorado.
for another devastating wildfire like the Marshall Fire, which burned through a record number of homes and businesses in December.
As an example of the melt out, Bollinger pointed to the San Juan Mountains in the southwest corner of the state. The snow there has been melting at a “ridiculous” rate, she said.Mountains in northern Colorado are faring a little better, Bollinger said, but ultimately the earlier melt out means that water will be absorbed quickly by the parched soils or evaporated.
Windy and sunny conditions in April, combined with low humidity levels led to high levels of evapotranspiration, Russ Schumacher, director of the Colorado Climate Center, told a group of climatologists Tuesday morning. That amounts to a “thirsty atmosphere,” which forces surface water to evaporate further.
As snow melts, some of the state’s waterways — like the Colorado, Gunnison, Rio Grande and San Juan rivers — might see a short-lived uptick but ultimately below-average flows in water, Bollinger said. The severity of those conditions will depend on whether Colorado sees more colder temperatures and additional snow in the coming weeks.
Not only does the lack of moisture and early melt out increase the risk for wildfires across the state but it also cuts into Colorado’s
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