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Climate change is already happening in Colorado. Here are 10 signs we can see right now.

Coloradosun · · 5940 words · By Michael Booth
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What to know about Climate change is already happening in Colorado. Here are 10 signs we can see right now.

Illustration by Kevin Jeffers/The Colorado Sun From the archives: In honor of Local News Day on April 9, we’re republishing some of our top stories this week.

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Illustration by Kevin Jeffers/The Colorado Sun From the archives: In honor of Local News Day on April 9, we’re republishing some of our top stories this week.

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Donate now Story first appeared in: Here is just a sampling of things happening right now in Colorado that we can’t attribute solely to climate change, but that we know will be happening more and more often precisely because of climate change.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 14 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “In mid-February, Marshall said as she pulled updates onto her computer screen, 'it looks like we are sitting currently at a record low for total snow covered area in the western U.S. since satellite records began in 2001'”
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Claim 2: “Satellite sensors show the portion of Western lands covered by snow at record lows”
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Wikipedia results mention satellite television providers and pay channels, but none address snow coverage data or record lows in the western U.S.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In 2017, there were two primary satellite television providers of subscription based service available to United States consumers: DirecTV and Dish Network, which have 21 and 10 million subscribers re…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — United States Satellite Broadcasting was a Saint Paul, Minnesota-based satellite television company that ran from 1981 to 1999. It was absorbed into DirecTV in 1999.
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Claim 3: “Loveland banned golf carts and ordered duffers to walk”
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Claim 4: “Lake Powell will take in only 36% of the average it usually gets from the Colorado River”
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Claim 5: “Southwestern spring precipitation is down 22%”
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Claim 6: “Nine of the 11 hottest Colorado years on record have happened since 2012”
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Claim 7: “Northwestern Colorado summer precipitation is down 20% from the 50-year average leading up to 2000”
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Claim 8: “Four of the five driest water years in 128 years of records have occurred since 2000”
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Claim 9: “Ski resort workers had their hours cut”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia entries about ski resort employee hour reductions in Colorado.
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Claim 10: “Colorado’s signature ponderosas are on hospice”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia entries about the health status of Colorado's ponderosa pine forests.
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Claim 11: “The governor just activated the drought task force, again, warning that Colorado is in the middle of its warmest year in 131 years of recordkeeping”
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Wikipedia results mention 2024 Colorado elections but do not reference the governor activating a drought task force or temperature records.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 Colorado's 4th congressional district special election was held on June 25, 2024, to fill the vacant seat in Colorado's 4th congressional district. The winner served in the United States Hous…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 Colorado elections were held on Tuesday, November 5, 2024 and the primary election took place on June 25, 2024. In addition to the U.S. presidential race, Colorado voters voted in the U.S. Ho…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado were held on November 5, 2024, to elect the eight U.S. representatives from the State of Colorado, one from each of the state's co…
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Claim 12: “Human-caused climate change pushed up average Colorado temperatures 2.3 degrees Fahrenheit from 1980 to 2022”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia entries about human-caused climate change increasing Colorado's temperatures by 2.3°F since 1980.
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Claim 13: “Thornton has already imposed strict watering limits for the summer”
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Claim 14: “Colorado is warmer and drier than 50 years ago”
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Wikipedia entries discuss the 2026 gubernatorial election, Colorado state overview, and U.S. Route 50, but none provide climate data comparing current conditions to 50 years ago.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Colorado is a landlocked state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is one of the Mountain states, and part of the Southwestern United States, sharing the Four Corners regio…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Colorado gubernatorial election is scheduled to take place on November 3, 2026, to elect the governor of Colorado. The primary elections will take place on June 30, 2026. Incumbent Democratic…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — U.S. Route 50 (US 50) is a part of the U.S. Highway System that travels from West Sacramento, California, to Ocean City, Maryland. In the U.S. state of Colorado, US 50 is a major highway crossing thro…
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