Orographic lifting has fueled fresh snowfall in Colorado’s Western Slope, boosting snowpack crucial for rivers, drought ...

Orographic lifting contributes to the snowpack in a way that differs from a typical storm system. Tom Renwick, Meteorologist ...

Orographic lifting is quietly shaping snowfall on Colorado's Western Slope, impacting water supply, wildfire risk, and local economies.

The Northern Mountain’s snowpack is about where they should be for this time of year. The Southwest Mountains continue to be on the drier side. The orographic lifting contributed to the snow in ...

The Bon faith describes the Tibetan Plateau being pushed up from a roiling primeval sea, confirming current evidence about the orogenesis of the Himalaya. In local lore, supernatural lha (animal ...

Last Thursday’s storm brought intense rainfall to Rocky Butte, a fabled peak rising 3,245 feet above sea level between Hearst ...

A series of snow storms combined with no thaws have led to a massive snowpack throughout the Tri-Lakes area. With that, comes ...

The Santa Lucia Mountain Range runs in a north-northwesterly ... the Santa Lucia Mountains above San Simeon, intensifying the orographic enhancement at Rocky Butte. This rain significantly ...

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With the acceleration of global warming, natural disasters are an undeniable threat to all parts of our country. Between ...