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El Niño May Lead To A Frisky Late Winter Season
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Nov. 17, 2009
Two decent storms have hit Denver and left behind quite a bit of snow over the last month, and if trends are any indication of what's to hold, we may see a smiliar pattern set up again in late winter/early Spring. These early storms are typical for an El Niño pattern which we are seeing right now.Nov. 10, 2009
"Storm Chasers" on the Discovery Channel continues this Sunday with the fifth episode of season 3 and once again will feature Denver-based storm chasers Tim Samaras and Tony Laubach. Tim heads up the research team, TWISTEX, and will continue to be featured every Sunday through November on "Storm Chasers"This week's episodes will feature one of TWISTEX's shining moments in southwest Kansas. The show will also have Colorado ties and should feature clips from the Southlands Mall tornado earlier this year as the Denver-based group was out chasing in Missouri. 7News Meteorologist Chris Spears may also get a cameo in the episode as well, so its definitely worth watching this Sunday!The episode will air this Sunday on the Discovery Channel at 8pm MT. This is the fifth of eight episodes in this series that will air through the first weekend in December.Nov. 1, 2009
DO NOT MISS THE COLORADO ENVIRONMENTAL FILM FESTIVAL!If you're passionate about the environment and love watching films, check out the fourth Annual Colorado Environmental Film Festival, running from Nov. 5 to 7 at the American Mountaineering Center in Golden.The festival will also include a mix of films showing audiences where oil comes from and explaining where old televisions, computers or cell phones end up. TAPPED, a noteworthy film, will show the future of our precious water resources for Colorado's landscape and the livelihoods of landowners.In all, two dozen films will be shown during the four-day event.On Saturday filmmakers will answer audience questions about their films and explain what it takes to produce an environmental film. There will also be a silent auction during the festival, where patrons can bid on some of the DVD versions of the films and other environmentally friendly items.Over the weekend, many organizations will be at the festival with information on the environment, including Project Learning Tree, the International Center for Appropriate and Sustainable Technology, Colorado Mountain Club, the U.S. Forest Service and Colorado State Forest Service.There is also fun for the kids on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. There will be activities available to teach kids about renewable and nonrenewable energy sources.The festival will also hold a free recycling event of electronics, such as PCs, cell phones, fax machines, printers, microwaves and anything with a circuit board. Monitors can be recycled for an $8 fee, televisions for $10 to $25. The recycling event will be held Saturday, Nov. 7 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Mountaineering Center.If you would like to purchase tickets and download a schedule with brief synopsis of each film, go to: the Web site for Colorado Environmental Film Festival 2009.Previous Entries:Copyright 2009 by TheDenverChannel.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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