Climate's toll on the Colorado River: 'We can weather maybe a couple of years'
Climate change is hitting the Colorado River 'incredibly fast and incredibly hard' Ian James, Arizona Republic © Nick Oza/The Republic Paul Bruchez uses a tractor to feed hay to cattle on his family’s ranch beside the Colorado River near Kremmling, Colorado. ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK, Colorado — Beside a river that winds through a mountain valley, the charred trunks of pine trees lie toppled on the blackened ground, covered in a thin layer of fresh snow. Weeks after flames ripped through this alpine forest, a smoky odor still lingers in the air. The fire, called the...