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July 21, 2023: Whither Colorado’s wacky weather; growing food with less water

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A rainbow appears to fall from the clouds on a mesa illuminated at summer sunset northwest of Forks in the foothills of Larimer County, Feather Lakes Village as a summer rain storm looms, July 13, 2023.

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If Colorado's weather this summer has left you bewildered, you're not alone. Denver7 Chief Meteorologist Mike Nelson is back for our regular conversation about climate and weather, discussing two phenomena that occurred this week. Also, In the latest episode of CPR's "Parched," meet an Indigenous farm manager who's setting an example by growing food with much less water.