Understanding Colorado's Snow Drought with Noah Molotch
From Climate Changers by Ryan Flahive
March 26, 2026 · 18 min · Episode 136
About this episode
The episode discusses Colorado's snow drought and its implications with expert Noah Molotch.
Colorado is currently facing one of its most warm and dry winters on record, with snowpacks hitting historical lows and March heatwaves shattering 500-year records. In this episode, we sit down with Noah Molotch, Professor of Geography at CU Boulder, Research Scientist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and a leading expert in snow hydrology, to make sense of this changing landscape. As Colorado faces record-shattering heat and historic snow lows, Noah joins us to break down the physics behind and implications of our changing landscape and climate.
People in this episode
Host: Ryan Flahive
Guest: Noah Molotch
Topics covered
- snow drought
- climate change
- geography
- snow hydrology
- weather patterns
Keywords
- Colorado
- snow drought
- climate change
- heatwaves
- snow hydrology
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: CU Boulder, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Places: Colorado
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