Denver Climate Change

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“How hot will Denver get by the turn of the next century? Recent analysis appears to suggest global climate change will have a huge impact on the city.
Denver will see 32 more 100+ degree days by 2100, according to SpareFoot.com. Currently, the mercury level reaches (or rises above) the 100-degree mark at Denver International Airport on average about two days a year.While triple digit temperatures are rare in the Mile High City, the additional days of extreme heat will mean Denver's summers will feel more like Phoenix, which topped the site's Hottest Hottest Cities list.
A blog entry on the self-storage site named Denver the 13th Hottest Hottest Cities in the U.S. SpareFoot looked at 15 cities with the largest population increase between 2015 and 2016 and then ranked the cities by their Sperling Heat Index.
The effects of global climate change are already occurring, according to NASA. A recent draft report on global climate change from 13 federal agencies shows “unambiguous” evidence that “a changing climate abounds.” The temp rises and rises each year, so the climate is changing by getting hotter. Garrison, Robert. “Global Climate Change: How Hot Will Denver Get?” …show more content…

The mountains of Colorado receive nearly half of their annual precipitation in the form of snow. The state relies on regular, consistent snowfall to power its ski season and fill cool mountain springs with water for farms and residents alike.Unfortunately, most projections for Colorado’s spring snowpack show declines for the mid-twenty first century due to the projected warming, leading to a ripple effect on the water supply.The timing of snowmelt and peak runoff has already shifted earlier in the spring by one to four weeks as compared to the long-term average across Colorado’s river basins over the past 30 years. And since 2000, snowpack has generally been below average in all of Colorado’s river

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