N.M. Science
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Aquifer bouncing back
The graph at the right shows the surface of the water table over the past decade at Del Sol Park, near the intersection of Constitution and Carlisle, courtesy of the... Read more »
Upper Colorado River Commission Honors John D’Antonio
One of the most important New Mexico state government jobs you’ve never heard of is the state’s seat on the Upper Colorado River Commission. It’s the group that wrangles over... Read more »
Around the Tubes
Some reading for a Christmas Eve Eve: Keith Schneider has been out exploring the implications of the energy boom in rural US. His latest, from North Dakota: “Terrell is a... Read more »
Sorting out what happens next at CMRR
While I was away on vacation last week, Congress finally figured out the Fiscal Year 2012 budget. (Only 11 weeks late! Good job, Congress!) One of the big uncertainties on... Read more »
Drought: It Helps When it Rains (or Snows)
A wave of storms that has pushed New Mexico into the green zone for December has helped drought conditions here, but the latest federal Drought Monitor, out this morning, shows... Read more »
Son of return of how big is the nuclear weapons budget really?
Jeffrey Lewis, the Arms Control Wonk, has further great discussion of this intriguing (and relevant in New Mexico) question of how big the nuclear weapons budget is really: No one... Read more »
Tumbleweed snowman returns
The AMAFCA tumbleweed snowman, blown away by Friday’s windstorm, is back, and this time he’s taking nothing for granted: The snowman, an annual tradition that greets I40 motorists near the... Read more »
Life in the doughnut hole
Every few years, it’s important to journalistically revisit the explanation of Albuquerque’s “doughnut hole”, that maddening situation faced by snow fans like myself where it’s dumping all around us, but... Read more »
How big is the nuclear weapons budget, really?
As we ponder the implications of cuts to the U.S. nuclear weapons budget, funder of our labs, the question of how big it really is and how we might assess... Read more »
Quaggas may have reached El Vado, Navajo reservoirs
Invasive mussels may have arrived in El Vado and Navajo reservoirs in northern New Mexico. Lab samples collected in October show signs of either quagga or zebra mussels, according to... Read more »
UPDATED: Fewer than 500 Albuquerque-area homes still without power, snow on the way
Update: PNM now has fewer than 500 customers without power after more than a thousand outages caused by yesterday’s windstorm, according to company spokeswoman Susan Sponar. “We estimate that the... Read more »
Albuquerque’s biggest wind storm since 1987?
With sustained winds of 46 miles per hour and a peak gust of 56 already this afternoon (as of 2 p.m.) this is likely to go down as the windiest... Read more »
