N.M. Science
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Still no evidence environmentalists are blocking forest fuel reduction work
A new review by Democrats on the House Natural Resources Committee (pdf) has concluded litigation by environmentalists has had minimal effect on efforts to thin US forests: Despite being subject... Read more »
New Mexico’s drought in two graphs
Drought is no one thing. It’s a function of how much precipitation falls, and how warm temperatures are. It’s also a function of how long the warm, dry conditions last.... Read more »
How do New Mexicans use water?
Q: How do New Mexicans use water? A: Mostly, to grow food. That’s from the latest edition of the New Mexico Office of State Engineer and Interstate Stream Commission new... Read more »
A dry year for the San Juan-Chama project
A dry year on the headwaters of the San Juan River means just 46,650 acre feet of water diverted this year through the Azotea tunnel for use by water users... Read more »
Monsoon watch: “nonsoon” watch?
update: No sooner had I posted this than it started pouring across Albuquerque. I’ll have to make “nonsoon” jokes more often. previously: The last week of monsoon rains have been... Read more »
Monsoon Watch: the August forecast
Despite the spotty monsoon so far in New Mexico, the odds are tilted slightly toward the wet side of the ledger in the new monthly forecast out this morning (Thurs.... Read more »
Towing icebergs
It’s long been my favorite suggestion for solving the West’s water problems (where by “favorite” I mean “suggestion I find most hilarious”) – towing icebergs. Its most recent manifestation is... Read more »
Monsoon watch: a spotty start
Two weeks into New Mexico’s monsoon season, how are we doing? The National Weather Service precipitation map tells a story both complex and simple. This map shows percent of normal... Read more »
Albuquerque water use down. Again. (Still?)
My new hobby is counting lawns. As I walk or ride my bike around my neighborhood in Albuquerque’s near Northeast Heights (kinda near UNM), about one in three houses have... Read more »
Kirtland fuel spill complications
The latest Air Force quarterly report on efforts to characterize and clean up the big Kirtland AFB fuel spill, which I wrote about Sunday, is now online (big pdf). The... Read more »
Monsoon watch
After a relatively dry weekend, it’s looking like the monsoon rains are likely to fire up again this week across New Mexico. I said “relatively dry”, because while the state... Read more »
Monsoon watch: a good start, but…
When I was making calls last week on the impact of the start of the monsoon, Ed Polasko at the National Weather Service’s Albuquerque office reminded me about the state’s... Read more »
