N.M. Science
A science & weather blog by John Fleck
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Whitewater-Baldy: what came before
Forest fire scientist Tony Westerling’s work on the relationship between a changing climate and wildfire suggests that early spring onset is a key predictor of bad fire seasons. With a... Read more »
Whitewater-Baldy Fire Now Biggest in N.M. History
At 170,272 acres, the blaze is now the largest fire in recorded New Mexico history, surpassing last year's Las Conchas at 156,293 acres.
Elephant Butte Releases Are Under Way
The US Bureau of Reclamation began releasing water from Elephant Butte Reservoir this morning (Mon. 5/29/12) for irrigators in the El Paso County Water Improvement District #1 in Texas and... Read more »
Around the tubes
Some links from the web for a fake Monday: Yale’s Dan Kahan has some fascinating new research suggesting that more scientific literacy doesn’t lead to better policy outcomes on questions... Read more »
Kirtland spill larger than previously believed
As much as 24 million gallons of jet fuel may have escaped from a decades-long leak in an underground Kirtland Air Force Base pipe, three times more than previously estimated,... Read more »
The Next Eclipse
Can’t get enough eclipse action? Michael Zeiler, the cartographer and eclipse maps empresario who was so generous with his time and knowledge in helping the Journal’s coverage, is already looking... Read more »
Watching the clouds as eclipse approaches
People are already lining up for their eclipse glasses at Albuquequerque’s Mesa del Sol as forecasters nervously watch a cloud building over Mount Taylor. The glasses are being handed out... Read more »
UPDATED: Forest Service discouraging watching the eclipse from Sandia Crest
Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Sam White said there will be an increased police presence on the road to the crest on Sunday and it will be closed if there... Read more »
Are the wheels coming off the Rio Grande endangered species act process?
An exchange of letters between the state and the federal government earlier this month suggests the wheels may be coming off the endangered species act process on the middle Rio... Read more »
Watch for big Rio Grande fluctuations downstream from Elephant Butte
The Bureau of Reclamation sent ’round a note yesterday warning of big fluctuations in Rio Grande flows downstream of Elephant Butte and Caballo dams as the agency marshals its tiny... Read more »
Eclipse advice: don’t be like Marge
With a solar eclipse coming Sunday, I’m preparing a story about how to watch safely. Key bit: don’t look directly at the sun, or you’ll end up like Marge Simpson:... Read more »
Preliminary eclipse forecast looks promising
The preliminary weather forecast for New Mexico viewing of Sunday’s eclipse looks promising, according to Deirdre Kann at the National Weather Service’s Albuquerque office, with a dry, warm, sunny weekend.... Read more »
