🌱 Skier Rescued in Indian Peaks + Trail Ridge Reopens + Moth Invasion

Hello, everybody. I'm here with your Monday edition of the Boulder Daily, filled with all the local information you need to know right now.Keep scrolling for the scoop...

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Monday's weather: A stray afternoon t-shower. High: 79 Low: 54.

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Here are the top stories today in Boulder:

1. By 2080, scientists say Colorado may look more like Arizona. Parts of the Rocky Mountain West are becoming more desert-like due to climate change, and scientists indicate that the shift will likely mean that Colorado's climate will become more like Arizona's. Additionally, Colorado will see a 50 to 60 percent reduction in snow by 2080. (7News)
2. Boulder Police department launches partnership with FBI will help thwart terrorism. Following the shooting at King Soopers' mass shooting, the Boulder Police Department realized that the city needed additional resources to thwart terrorism and targeted violence.(7News)
3. Trail Ridge Road reopens after large rock falls onto roadway. The highest continuously paved highway in the United States, reopened in Rocky Mountain National Park on Friday morning. It was closed due to a large amount of snow and a large boulder that had fallen onto the roadway. (CBS4)
4. Are you ready for the miller moth invasion? Millions of moths have begun their annual migration into the Front Range. Bug scientists say the seasonal surge will be exceptionally intense this year, from now until early July. (CPR)
5. Skier rescued after accident in Indian Peaks Wilderness area. A skier fell near the Fourth of July trailhead and needed to be hoisted out of the accident site by a Colorado Army National Guard Black Hawk helicopter. The 27 year-old male was transferred a Med Evac Helicopter and then transported to Denver area hospital with life-threatening injuries. (BOCO)

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Today in Boulder:

• Online Conversations: In English Mondays. (10:30 a.m.)
• Business Growth Network Leads Group: Boulder Chamber. (Noon)
• Citizenship Class: Boulder Public Library. (5:30 p.m.)

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From my notebook:

• The economic impacts of COVID-19 continue to impact businesses across the country, so the City of Boulder is dedicating a portion of its federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding for $500,000 for one-time grants to small businesses. (Boulder)
• Homeowners will see faster post-wildfire payouts with new law. Gov. Jared Polis signed a bill into law on Thursday that will help Coloradans that have lost their homes in a wildfire, get their insurance claims paid out more quickly. (CO Newsline)

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