N.M. Science
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Reliable Replacement Warhead Decision Near?
A decision on RRW, the new U.S. nuclear warhead design, is near, according to Ian Hoffman. Ian, who always has a fun insider's take on the weapons world, has a... Read more »
When Will It Melt?
I can't really tell you when all this snow will melt, sorry. The bait and switch headline was a trick to get you in to read my explanation of why... Read more »
Dissecting the Storm of the Century
Charlie Liles, who heads the local Weather Service Office, had a delightful email waiting for me when I got in to the office yesterday. The result : An epic snowstorm... Read more »
Walp in Arizona
Meanwhile, in non-weather news: Los Alamos security whistleblower Glenn Walp earns a writeup in the Arizona Republic in his new digs as Apache Junction police chief: The city was buoyed... Read more »
The Next Storm
The next storm is tracking well to the south of Albuquerque today, so it's looking like clear and sunny skies to help the Big Meltoff. There's so much moisture around... Read more »
The Next Storm?
Yes, there is another storm headed our way, says the National Weather Service. But the latest model runs show it tracking to our south. From the latest NWS forecast discussion:... Read more »
The Storm as Seen by Us
This storm is a perfect example of a "we media" event. Everyone's living through it, and y'all have pictures. Jeff Jones, Lloyd Jojola and company did a great job on... Read more »
9 foot drifts!
The National Weather Service's snow gnomes have collected a buch more snow numbers. The highlights: Red River: 31 inches Angel Fire: 27 inches Albuquerque: 13 to 20.1 in this latest... Read more »
New Snowfall Numbers
The National Weather Service has posted some new and totally amazing snowfall numbers. The are several 20 inch readings across the higher parts of Albuquerque's Northeast Heights. Yowza. Airport:15.6 inches... Read more »
Calm at the Airport
Journal photographer Jim Thompson and I spent part of the morning out at the airport, and it was amazingly calm – more resignation than chaos. Among stranded travelers, there was... Read more »
The Official Snowfall Record Report
From the folks at the National Weather Service : 000SXUS75 KABQ 300848RERABQRECORD EVENT REPORTNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM148 AM MST SAT DEC 30 2006...RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM SNOWFALL SET AT ALBUQUERQUE... Read more »
More snow numbers
More preliminary snowfall totals: Albuquerque, South Valley, 3 inches Albuquerque, Louisiana and San Antonio NE: 5 inches Albuquerque, Montgomery and Tramway NE: 6 inches Albuquerque, Tramway and Central: 5.5 inches... Read more »
