N.M. Science
A science & weather blog by John Fleck
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Visible Comet
Astronomy Magazine sent out a squib this afternoon about a comet that sounds quite impressive: On Monday night, January 8, at 5 P.M. local time, Comet McNaught sits 8° above... Read more »
Reader Feedback on Ed McGaffigan
I got a lovely note this morning from Stan Fitch in response to my piece yesterday about Ed McGaffigan's untimely and sad departure from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Stan has... Read more »
Ed McGaffigan: A Remarkable Public Servant
When I was a pup of a reporter trying to figure out how the federal government worked, I had the great good fortune to make the acquaintance of Ed McGaffigan,... Read more »
Another Storm by Week’s End?
The afternoon forecast discussion out of the National Weather Service has upped the odds for precipitation later this week, as a juicy plume of moisture coming up from the south... Read more »
Saturday preliminary storm numbers
As the sun rises, preliminary snowfall numbers look modest. Initial reports have 7 inches of snow in Sandia Park, in the east mountains. Around Albuquerque, the National Weather Service is... Read more »
BREAKING AT 4:50pm — Yet Another Storm: Upping the Numbers
Folks around the state are gearing up for more winter weather. The National Weather Service late this afternoon upped the numbers for this latest storm, which has been dripping on... Read more »
Arizona Drought
The Associated Press just moved a somewhat gloomy story about drought conditions in Arizona: Snowpack in the state's mountains totals 38 percent of what it should be right now, with... Read more »
Another inch of snow in Albuquerque?
Most winter days over the last few years, the chance of an inch of snow in Albuquerque would be cause for either alarm or celebration, or possibly both. Not this... Read more »
Bingaman on Brooks
Jeff Bingaman on Linton Brooks' resignation: “Clearly there have been a series of problems that the current leadership at the NNSA has not been able to solve with respect to... Read more »
POGO Twists Brooks Knife Further
The Project on Government Oversight , a DC activist group that (for better or worse) has been as influential as anyone in exposing real and perceived problems at the nuclear... Read more »
Domenici on Brooks
Pete Domenici thanks Linton Brooks, then twists the knife: “I’d like to thank Ambassador Brooks for his years of dedicated service to our nation. Ambassador Brooks has worked on our... Read more »
breaking at 3:20pm — Brooks Resigns
Linton Brooks is resigning as head of NNSA. In his public statement announcing it, he's frank about the reasons: "The Department has just announced that Secretary Bodman has asked for... Read more »
