Description

The night of July 31, 1976 the Big Thompson Canyon was hit with a massive flood that no one saw coming. Katie takes us through the combination of natural and man-made factors that contributed to this massive wall of water taking out homes and costing lives. If you've got a natural disaster story, share it  (or other spooky Colorado stories) with us at 2girlswhoscareeasily@gmail.com, and follow us on instagram @2girlswhoscareeasily.

Theme Song is by Chris Nugen, and features Glenn Ross

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Thompson_River

https://www.outtherecolorado.com/features/remembering-the-big-thompson-canyon-flood-colorado-s-deadliest-natural-disaster/article_5f5fd6a9-c97c-5083-815e-53ed9106f3ec.html

https://www.coloradoan.com/story/news/2016/07/29/big-thompson-flood-killed-scores/87524858/

https://www.usgs.gov/news/state-news-release/big-thompson-floods-1976-and-2013-visual-comparison

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https://www.fs.usda.gov/rmrs/our-relationship-dynamic-landscape-understanding-2013-northern-colorado-flood

https://journals.lww.com/amjforensicmedicine/Abstract/1980/06000/The_Big_Thompson_Flood.7.aspx

https://www.1976bigthompsonflood.org/history/

https://www.dtn.com/a-brief-history-of-weather-radar/