Billy Barr, a young graduate began measuring snow in a Colorado ghost town to keep himself occupied; 50 years later, his notebooks were helping scientists understand a changing climate

When Billy Barr arrived in Gothic, Colorado, as a newly graduated environmental science student, he began recording snow and weather data partly because he was bored and wanted something to keep him busy. More than five decades later, those observations have become a valuable source of information for scientists studying changes in snow, seasons and climate.

Billy Barr Started Recording Snow in Gothic, Colorado