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Announcements, scientific reports, data briefs and special reports, built on the lab's instruments and open data.
Colorado mountain snow, winter 2026–27: our outlook from first flakes to spring peak
After last winter's record-low snowpack, the southern mountains have made a fast start while the north is still nearly bare. With a strong El Niño in place, we expect a near-normal winter overall, with the best odds in the San Juans and the weakest along the northern Divide.
12 min readMexico's 2026 hurricane season: a record year at sea, and the storms that reached land
The eastern Pacific had its most energetic hurricane season on record in 2026. Only one hurricane, Polo, made landfall in Mexico, but five storms killed at least 26 people, mostly through flooding far from the strongest winds.
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