Recent storms brought record rainfall across the Four Corners — with some areas seeing a third of their annual total in a single day — but drought conditions remain. Water users across the Upper Colorado River Basin are facing deep, uncompensated cuts, forcing widespread farmland fallowing and new pressure on long-term water management.

A Flood Watch remains in effect through late tonight for the southern San Juans and nearby valleys, with several Flood Warnings still posted for rivers around Pagosa Springs. Rainfall totals of one to three inches were recorded over the past 24 hours, and while showers should ease this morning, scattered storms could redevelop by afternoon, bringing brief heavy rain, small hail, and gusty winds. Another system arrives Wednesday with additional showers, followed by a cold front Thursday that will

Every October, there's a sixty mile pilgrimage to the Mexican village of Magdalena in honor of St. Francis.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hundreds of homes were evacuated over the weekend as flooding swept through parts of southwestern Colorado. The hardest-hit areas were Pagosa Springs and Vallecito, where creeks swelled to more than twice their normal spring runoff levels, damaging roads, bridges, and homes. Although evacuation orders have been lifted, more rain from Tropical Storm Raymond is on the way, and flood watches remain in effect across the San Juan Mountains and southern valleys.

Horseshoe crabs are one of the strangest critters ever; they are ancient animals who have been on earth for 450 million years and have scarcely changed in all that time.

What to do when an island bird refuge gets overgrown with plants? (In memory of ornithologist Helen Hays, 1931 - 2025) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On a map, you can often spot pollution – a power plant, a highway, or a factory. But why were these things built where they are, and who lives next door? In the South, it’s often a short distance from yesterday’s plantations to today’s pollution. This season, episodes go from conversations with locals steeped in the history of North Carolina’s pine forests and turpentine industry to revelations with Jo and Joy Banner from Louisiana’s Cancer Alley, all to uncover how the legacy of how slavery ...

How can art help us care more about the planet? In this episode of Eco Echo, host Nil Kıran talks with Arda Kalın about eco-art—art made from natural, recycled, or biodegradable materials.We look at famous works like Andy Goldsworthy’s leaf and ice sculptures, Agnes Denes’s wheat field in Manhattan, and Olafur Eliasson’s melting ice blocks, which show the impact of climate change in powerful ways. Eco-art is often temporary, breaking down or disappearing back into nature, and that’s the point—it

If any beetle was said to have an “explosive personality”, it would have to be the bombardier beetle.

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In memory of primatologist Jane Goodall -Throughout her lifelong study of chimpanzees, Jane Goodall made some amazing discoveries. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With a B.S. in Environmental Science from Baylor University, Anthony "Tony" Mattei is an Environmental Scientist specializing in GIS mapping, environmental research, and sustainability initiatives. He gained hands-on experience during a nonprofit internship, where he utilized Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to analyze environmental patterns and contributed to climate impact assessments. Passionate about combining science and technology to drive sustainability, Tony is seeking contract

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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.mendelspod.comPremal Shah says that many companies in personal genomics have emphasized quantity over quality. Premal is the CEO of Myome, a company offering whole-genome interpretation built for the clinic rather than the consumer. Shah says Myome was founded on the belief that more data isn’t better data. “Physicians don’t want a laundry list of genes,” he told us …

In this episode of Eco-Echo, host Nil Kıran sits down with Bartu Altınbaş to uncover the hidden psychology behind climate change. From the challenges of collective action and the power of social identity in activism to the roots of climate denial and the way communities perceive risk, they explore why human behavior is often the biggest barrier to solutions. Drawing on research from scholars like Elinor Ostrom, Anthony Leiserowitz, and the Centre for Climate Change and Social Transformations, this

Utah’s most exclusive hunting permits open for applications on October 28th. Sportsman permits offer extended seasons and access to nearly every open unit for big game species like elk, bison, deer, and bighorn sheep.

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The Trump administration has named Scott Cameron acting commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation and Andrea Travnicek assistant Interior secretary for water and science—two key roles overseeing the Colorado River amid tense negotiations between Basin states.