Summit Chamber lunch features talk on water

Colorado Supreme Court Justice Gregory Hobbs to speak on climate and water law at May 12 Summit County Chamber of Commerce meeting.

March 2010 the warmest on record

UK researchers tie solar cycles to snowy European winters; Arctic, Antarctic sea ice remained well below average By Summit Voice SUMMIT COUNTY — Global temperature data released this week by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration show that March 2010 ended up as the warmest March on record. The combined global land and ocean averageContinue reading “March 2010 the warmest on record”

Weatherblog: Global temps still on the rise

February: Third-largest snow cover ever for northern hemisphere, warmest temperatures on record in southern hemisphere By Bob Berwyn SUMMIT COUNTY — Just an inch or so of snow reported from around the area overnight, after sprinkles of warm rain fell in the valley floors late Monday night. A cooler flow from the west will keepContinue reading “Weatherblog: Global temps still on the rise”

Giant ‘Kelvin wave’ reinforces this year’s El Niño

From Summit County, Colorado, Summit Voice is reporting that a giant Kelvin wave swept across the Pacific Ocean in mid-February, reinforcing El Niño conditons that will continue to influence weather for the next few months.

2009 tied as second-warmest year on record

Latest data shows 2000 to 2009 was the warmest decade on record, researchers say global warming has not slowed By Bob Berwyn SUMMIT COUNTY — After crunching the numbers from a global network of reporting stations, researchers with NASA’s Earth science team recently announced that 2009 was tied as the second warmest year in theContinue reading “2009 tied as second-warmest year on record”

Dec. 18 weather: Powder, El Niño and … sunspots

By Bob Berwyn SUMMIT COUNTY — Local ski areas reported an unexpected bonus snowfall Friday morning, with 5 inches at Copper, 4 inches at Keystone and 3 inches at A-Basin. With the north-central mountains under a northwest flow, snow showers could persist Friday. Mountains oriented perpendicular to the wind could squeeze out a few moreContinue reading “Dec. 18 weather: Powder, El Niño and … sunspots”