WWA releases preliminary assessment of September 2013 flooding along Colorado's Front Range

Western Water Assessment, along with the NOAA ESRL Physical Science Division and the CSU Colorado Climate Center, just released a preliminary assessment of the weather and climate context of recent flooding along Colorado's Front Range. This assessment compares the precipitation and flooding to historic events, explains the large-scale weather patterns responsible for the rains, and discusses connections to climate change. Click here to watch a presentation about the information in this assessment.