Uploaded February 2015 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Nolan Doesken turned a tragedy into an opportunity after the flood that devastated Fort Collins, Colorado in 1997. His community spirit blossomed into a national network of volunteers working to help the United States with its weather and climate record-keeping.
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Nolan Doesken turned a tragedy into an opportunity after the flood that devastated Fort Collins, Colorado in 1997. His community spirit blossomed into a national network of volunteers working to help the United States with its weather and climate record-keeping.
To find a climate expert near you, visit toolkit.climate.gov/help/partners
Video produced by the Climate.gov team in cooperation with climate and Earth scientists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and other agencies and institutions. Any opinions voiced by people in these videos are their own; they are not official NOAA statements or opinions. Unless specifically stated otherwise, Climate.gov video productions can be freely republished or re-purposed by others.
