Colorado's most destructive fire a result of extreme winds, expanding wildland-urban interface, and a stressed climate

A combination of factors lead to an urban firestorm in Boulder County
Thursday's wind and subsequent firestorm that ripped through the suburbs of
northwest Denver have left us all feeling some degree of helpless and awestruck
in its aftermath.

While the extreme wind from the downslope or Chinook wind event on December 30th
was a key ingredient to a fire that quickly grew out of control, it couldn't
have been possible without the backdrop of one of the region's warmest and
driest six month peri

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