Hoar Frost Forms in Colorado

Snow may not have fallen in Boulder, Colorado this morning, but prickly needles of ice – known as hoar frost – formed along trees and fences. According to NOAA’s glossary, hoar frost is a deposit of interlocking crystals formed by direct sublimation on objects, usually those of small diameter freely exposed to the air, such […]

Colorado Flooding

Record flooding has occurred in Colorado over the past several days, and it may get worse.  It is estimated that localized areas have seen 15-20+” of rainfall over the past 4-5 days.  The photo above is just one example of the extensive damage caused by the flooding.  Highly populated areas such as Denver and Boulder […]