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Facing huge water bill, Rio Rancho golf course up for sale
In case you haven’t seen it, for folks interesting in New Mexico water policy this piece by my colleague Rosalie Rayburn is the most interesting story of the day: Rio... Read more »
Administration proposes 23%, 5-year nuke budget increase
Update: The Obama administration’s budget request, being rolled out today, calls for a 23 percent increase in the budget for US nuclear weapons research, manufacturing and maintenance over the next... Read more »
A different view of New Mexico
Jeff Gilkey, known for his aerial photography via an ultralight craft, will bring his views of New Mexico from the sky to the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and... Read more »
Some back story to Roadrunner’s retirement
The folks at HPC Wire, trade press for the supercomputer world, did a nice job of explaining some of the subtle details associated with Los Alamos National Laboratory’s decision to... Read more »
Drought watch: Chama releases begin
Flows are increasing this afternoon on the Rio Chama, as Albuquerque begins releasing some of its water stored at Abiquiu to help out with middle valley drought conditions. (You can... Read more »
Drought watch: water juggling on the Rio Grande
The Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority is preparing to begin releasing water from Abiquiu Reservoir later this week, possibly as early as tomorrow (Tues. 4/9/13), propping up river flows... Read more »
Fourth-driest start to an Albuquerque “water year”
The National Weather Service recorded just 0.75 inch (1.9 cm) of rain in the first six months of the “water year”. That is the fourth driest since record-keeping began more... Read more »
The subleties of the groundwater-surface water connection
Laura Paskus has a nice piece over at KUNM on her visit to the Rio Grande with University of New Mexico biology/water guru Cliff Dahm. She really nicely, graphically, captures... Read more »
New Mexico Environment Department: Is Kirtland fuel still spreading?
A November presentation by a top New Mexico Environment Department official about the Kirtland Air Force Base jet fuel spill left a lot of people (myself included) puzzled. After pushing... Read more »
A dry spring on the Colorado River
Today’s Colorado Basin River Forecast Center briefing, and some followup email conversation with forecaster Brenda Alcorn, yielded some truly remarkable numbers: forecast April-July inflow into Lake Powell, which is the... Read more »
Tibbetts, the next generation, to speak in Los Alamos
Air Force Col. Paul Tibbets IV (yes, the grandson of that Paut Tibbets) is giving a talk next week in Los Alamos: Col. Paul Tibbets IV, grandson of Enola Gay... Read more »
Drought on the Rio Grande: “The worst year ever.”
With the preliminary April 1 runoff forecast numbers in hand, this is “the worst year ever” on the Rio Grande, according to Phil King, New Mexico State University professor and... Read more »
