What A Snow Drought In The West Means For The Rest Of 2026
From Science Friday · 00:17:57
Show by Science Friday and WNYC Studios
While parts of the eastern and southern US have had unusually high snowfall this year, Colorado and Utah are in a snow drought. The abysmal winter sports season is just the tip of the melting iceberg: Snowpack is key to providing water throughout the year for the drought-stricken region. Joining Host Flora Lichtman to talk about this unusual winter are reporter David Condos and climate scientist Brad Udall.Guests:David Condos is the Southern Utah Reporter at KUER based in St. George.Brad Udall is a senior water and climate research scientist at Colorado State University’s Colorado Water Center.Transcripts for each episode are available within 1-3 days at sciencefriday.com. Subscribe to this podcast. Follow our show on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and Bluesky @scifri and sign up for our newsletters. Got a science question that’s keeping you up at night? Call us: 877-472-4374 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
More episodes of Science Friday
More episodes
- Why is everyone so obsessed with protein?
- Agricultural Bees, China’s Energy Future, Frankenstein In Class. Feb 2, 2018, Part 1
- Egyptian Dinosaurs, Leaking Data, Huntington’s Research, Mole Rats. Feb 2, 2018, Part 2
- Frankenstein Goodbye, Chocolate And Bugs, Ozone Problems. Feb 9, 2018, Part 1
- Venomous Or Poisonous, Crayfish Clones, Immune System Cancer Injection. Feb 9, 2018, Part 2
- Distorting Reality With AI, Cryptocurrency Mining, Science Standards In Idaho Schools. Feb 16, 2018, Part 1
- The Physics Of Figure Skating, Aerosols, Volatile Organic Compounds. Feb 16, 2018, Part 2
- Biohybrid Robots, Neanderthal Art. Feb 23, 2018, Part 2
- Wild Horses, Hidden Structures Behind Structures, Florida Flamingos. Feb 23, 2018, Part 1
- Chip Fraud, Space Station Future, Neutron Star. Mar 2, 2018, Part 1
podsearch is a free, independent podcast search engine. Read about podsearch, the privacy policy or contact us.