Winter in Colorado looked very different this year. Many parts of the state experienced record-high temperatures and <a href="https://www.sciencefriday.com/segments/low-winter-snowpack-colorado-utah/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">record-low snowpack</a>, which had downstream effects on farming, sports, tourism, and more. For those economies and livelihoods that rely on snow, what happens when snow becomes unreliable? And can we prepare for it?
Producer Kathleen Davis speaks with Halle Zander, news director at Aspen Public Radio, about how this is <a href="https://www.sciencefriday.com/segments/colorado-snow-drought-outdoor-recreation-economy-skiing/?utm_source=wnyc&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=scifri" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">playing out in Aspen</a>. Then, environmental historian Mike Childers talks us through how Colorado’s economies may need to adjust.
Guests:
Halle Zander is the news director at Aspen Public Radio.
Dr. Mike Childers is an associate professor of environmental history at Colorado State University in Fort Collins.
Transcript will be available after the show airs on <a href="https://www.sciencefriday.com/segments/colorado-snow-drought-outdoor-recreation-economy-skiing/?utm_source=wnyc&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=scifri" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">sciencefriday.com</a>.
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