A new study in Colorado finds that windblown particulates deposited on snow control how fast rivers rise in the spring regardless of air temperature. And because of manmade land disturbances, along with warming and drying in the West from climate change, the problem is getting more difficult to solve.

Dust Up: The Growing Problem Affecting Snowpack And Water Supply

H2O Radio is journalism about water. We follow water wherever it leads us and report on what we find. We interview experts— from engineers and scientists to legislators and politicians in order to get the facts. But we also talk to ordinary folks to ask how water issues affect their lives. Why? Because we're all in this together. This is a conversation about water and our collective water future.

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