N.M. Science
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New Mexico due for an arctic blast
Forecasters have their eye on a classic “arctic express” that could be headed toward New Mexico beginning Saturday and extending well into next week. “It’s going to get cold,” Weather... Read more »
Hydropower at the Albuquerque Water Utility treatment plant?
Managing Albuquerque’s water supply is an energy intensive exercise – pumping it up (either out of the ground or up from the river), treating the water so it’s clean enough... Read more »
ESA Watch: Klamath Update
Given that I’ve mentioned recently the possibility that the Endangered Species Act battles over the Klamath River might be a model for our upcoming Rio Grande struggles, let’s check in... Read more »
Around the tubes
Some recent linkage: Juliet McKenna shares a fascinating point about the reasoning behind the BHP transfer of the Navajo coal mine to the Navajo Nation. David Correia on discussions about... Read more »
More on N.M. Connection to Mars Rock
Down in the weeds of the back story behind this morning’s story on the UNM team’s identification of a Martian meteorite is the connection between the rock’s chemistry and the... Read more »
UNM scientists discover meteorite from Mars
A team of University of New Mexico scientists has discovered a meteorite from Mars, rich in water, that could open a new window for scientists on Earth’s most interesting neighbor.... Read more »
Endangered Species Act Watch, Searsville Dam Edition
With the Endangered Species Act likely to play a crucial role in Rio Grande management in 2013 (see here for my latest story on the kerfuffles to come), I’m going... Read more »
Saturday was the coldest day of the warmest year in Albuquerque history
Saturday’s low temperature of 13 in Albuquerque, recorded at 4:27 a.m. at the airport, made Dec. 29 the coldest day of 2012, according to the National Weather Service. (The previous... Read more »
New Mexico’s drought of 2012, in context
2012 has been one of the driest years in New Mexico since record-keeping began more than a century ago. How does it compare to other droughts? When I was working... Read more »
New Year’s storm could bring more snow to New Mexico’s high country
The latest National Weather Service model runs suggest a storm now building off the coast of California could bring snow to the high country of western and northern New Mexico... Read more »
Drought means no Sandia snow play for now
The Forest Service is keeping the Capulin Snow Play area in the Sandia Mountains closed. The reason? Drought: The Cibola National Forest and Grasslands’ Capulin Snow Play Area remains closed... Read more »
The Rio Grande: climate science and policy’s forgotten river, Episode XVII
Columbia University’s Richard Seager has a helpful new paper out about the impact of climate change on water supplies in the western United States. At the core is an approach... Read more »
