Video: A White man who helped Science: He Spent 40 Years Alone in the Woods, and Now Scientists Love Him

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[The importance of data and record keeping. Jan]

Welcome to Gothic, Colorado—one of the coldest places in the United States. This ghost town has been abandoned since the 1920s, but there is at least one person who still calls it home. For more than 40 years, current resident billy barr has lived in a small cabin, recording data about the snowpack to pass the time.

Here’s the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L72G8TLtTCk