As record-breaking wildfires and historic drought continue to plague portions of the western United States, researchers have now learned the burn scars left behind in the Rocky Mountains are impacting the viability of critical watersheds for tens of millions of Americans.Īccording to Colorado State University researchers, burn scars in high-altitude regions of the Rocky Mountains drastically impact snowpack and runoff for water resources that provide drinking and irrigation water for much of the United States.ĭaniel McGrath, a geoscientist and professor at CSU, surveyed burn scars with his team throughout Colorado to see how fires along critical watersheds go on to deteriorate snowpack and melt.
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