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May 23, 2013--Emergency drought loans available (Cortez Journal)
May 23, 2013--Global warming: USGS study shows 20 percent decline in Rocky Mountain snow cover since 1980 (Summit Voice)
May 22, 2013--Drought halts water storage 33% full at Jackson Lake MWCD irrigators will get 17% of share (Mancos Times)
May 22, 2013--Town of Norwood implements water conservation plan (Telluride Newes)
May 21, 2013--New reservoir to give farmers a breather (Durango Herald)

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Current weather

CO - Durango, Durango-La Plata County Airport

Clear sky
Temperature: 80.6 °F
Wind: Variable from South to West, 29.9 mph, gusts up to 49.5 mph
Pressure: 762 mmHg
Rel. Humidity: 9 %
Visibility: 10 mi
Sunrise: 11:58am GMT
Sunset: 2:18am GMT

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May 23, 2013 - 3:53pm

CO - Cortez, Cortez-Montezuma County Airport

Clear sky
Temperature: 86 °F
Wind: South-Southwest, 26.5 mph, gusts up to 39.1 mph
Pressure: 760 mmHg
Rel. Humidity: 6 %
Visibility: 10 mi
Sunrise: 12:01pm GMT
Sunset: 2:22am GMT

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May 23, 2013 - 4:53pm

CO - Pagosa Springs, Wolf Creek Pass

Scattered clouds
Temperature: 51.8 °F
Wind: Variable from South to West-Southwest, 24.2 mph, gusts up to 33.4 mph
Pressure: 770 mmHg
Rel. Humidity: 22 %
Visibility: 10 mi
Sunrise: 11:52am GMT
Sunset: 2:16am GMT

Reported on:
May 23, 2013 - 6:18pm

CO - Telluride, Telluride Regional Airport

Scattered clouds
Temperature: 68 °F
Wind: Variable from East-Southeast to South-Southwest, 15 mph, gusts up to 29.9 mph
Pressure: 765 mmHg
Rel. Humidity: 11 %
Visibility: 10 mi
Sunrise: 11:55am GMT
Sunset: 2:22am GMT

Reported on:
May 23, 2013 - 6:35pm

Didymosphenia Geminata

Didymo Mystery Solved

According to research results published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters, the pristine state of unpolluted waterways may be their downfall.

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