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Colorado continues to grow warmer as a result of climate change, leading to increased risks of wildfires and extreme drought, according to Colorado State University and the Colorado Climate Center. For the first time since 2014, the Colorado Climate Center released a state report, updating residents on the progression of climate change in Colorado and the potential impacts it may have in the years ahead. "Since the last report we have had some major significant events," said Becky Bolinger, assistant state climatologist and professor at CSU. Since the 1970s, Colorado has warmed more than 1.5 degrees. Though that may seem...