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Why flooding could be more common in Colorado this summer

“Expanding bullseye” of barren terrain means increased floods, mudslides, falling rocks

Colorado Department of Transportation crews work ...
RJ Sangosti, The Denver Post
Colorado Department of Transportation crews work to clear I-70 in Glenwood Canyon on Aug. 5, 2021, after the interstate closed due to recent mudslides.
Bruce Finley of The Denver Post
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When rain falls, if it does, Colorado faces a rising risk of flooding, mudslides and rockfalls — like those that closed Interstate 70 last year — due to an “expanding bullseye” of barren, scorched and less-stable terrain.
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