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🌱 Why this Pueblo-area wildfire season is so intense so early

Pueblo, Colorado Patch AM: a 4 min read

Good morning Pueblo! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Why this Pueblo-area wildfire season is so intense so early
  • How a Pueblo rail facility is shaping national cybersecurity for freight trains.

Also on today's calendar: D60 Lunch Program (Barkman Library) and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: How do you fit 10 horses in 9 stables? You cannot add any stables, you cannot put 2 horses in one stable. (Draw 9 boxes to help you figure this out) 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Warm; breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 101 and low of 58 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Friday: Very warm with sunshine, temps: high: 99, low: 65.
  • Saturday: Breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 97 and low of 65 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Why wildfires are so active in the Mountain West this season (komonews.com) — A fast-growing wildfire near Pueblo dubbed the Aspen Acres fire, has already burned 23,000 acres with no containment and forced expanding evacuations. Officials say extreme drought, low snowpack, and very dry, windy weather are driving an unusually intense wildfire season across Colorado, with the traditional fire window now lasting much longer than in past decades.
   

• DHS Project CHARIOT: Testing Rail Cybersecurity Resilience (dallasexpress.com) — Pueblo’s Transportation Technology Center recently hosted large-scale federal tests on how cyberattacks could disrupt freight rail communications, using full-size trains and real-world scenarios. The DHS-led Project CHARIOT is using data from Pueblo to update industry cybersecurity standards and guide new safeguards for rail and energy infrastructure nationwide.
   

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    Friday July 3
  • Preschool Storytime →
    Pueblo City-County Library District - Rawlings (Main) Branch, 100 E Abriendo Ave, Pueblo
    11:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • For anyone who would like to celebrate our country's 250th anniversary, there is a fabulous show at USC Pueblo.
    There will be a salute honoring the Beach Boys, followed by a musical performance with the Mocking Jay's. The college called off the Fireworks due to… (Nextdoor Belmont Upper)
  • With the fires still raging on can I ask you all to take a moment to check in and let us know you are safe?
    I will start. Im safe and my area is safe still have good air quality. (Nextdoor The Blocks)
  • RDSolutions posted a job opening for Store Scanning Specialist in Pueblo. Apply here.
  • BAHA Construction, Inc. posted a job opening for Full Charge Bookkeeper in Pueblo. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Pueblo here.

🗞 Nearby News

Pueblo West

  • Aaron Gutierrez poised for victory in Colorado SD3 Democratic primary (chieftain.com)
  • Several Colorado cities cancel Fourth of July fireworks due to high fire danger (koaa.com)
  • Smoke-filled skies a potent reminder, and a chilling warning (worldjournalnewspaper.com)

Penrose

  • How You Voted: Fremont County Primary Election Results (canoncitydailyrecord.com)
  • THE CAVITATION IMPLOSION: How the Military-Industrial Complex Compressed Tesla's Aetheric Fluid Dynamics into a Room-Temperature Crystalline Cage (medium.com)
  • CommonSpirit makes changes at three Colorado Springs hospitals to prepare for projected growth (gazette.com)

Ok Pueblo! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: [T] [E] [N] [H] [O] [R] [S] [E] [S] (Thank you Lisa K. for sending it in!)
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