N.M. Science
A science & weather blog by John Fleck
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Drought Forecast: More
Yes, we’re about to get a big storm on the day the monthly drought forecast comes out. But it looks more like a one-off than a change in the underlying... Read more »
What the Court of Appeals did not consider in its decision on Water Utility rights
When the New Mexico Court of Appeals ruled Monday on the Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority’s water rights for its drinking water diversion, the headline was the uncertainty over... Read more »
Coming storm could foul NM interstates
Our first Grade A winter storm of the season could make travel on New Mexico’s interstates dicey beginning Thursday but especially Friday evening into Saturday, according to the National Weather... Read more »
The Odds of a Third Dry Year?
We’re barely into our second La Niña winter, but some experts are already beginning to think about what it might mean to have a third. The first brought serious drought... Read more »
Tumbleweed snowman in place, holiday can begin
The AMAFCA tumbleweed snowman is done. That’s James Moya on the ladder and Mark Ramirez helping out by Interestate 40 this morning. The two Albuquerque Metropolitan Arroyo Flood Control Authority... Read more »
Court rules Albuquerque water utility has really annoying name
I have long complained that the Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority has a really annoying name. ABCWUA? C’mon. So I was pleased at the opinion written today by Rod... Read more »
NM Tech Regents: Don’t Mess With “VLA”!
The New Mexico Tech board of regents likes the name “Very Large Array” just fine. In response to the National Radio Astronomy Observatory’s search for a new name for the... Read more »
Court rules against Albuquerque’s water rights
Albuquerque lacks legal rights to some of the river water being used in its new drinking water project, the New Mexico Court of Appeals ruled Monday. The court ruled that... Read more »
Christopher Leinberger on “the death of the fringe suburb”
Christopher Leinberger, a Brookings urban planning guru who’s done some work in Albuquerque’s downtown, made an argument in the New York Times this weekend that seems largely about larger cities... Read more »
Around the Tubes, Black Friday edition
Some reading from around the ‘net: Stuart Staniford expects oil prices to keep dropping, then helpfully explains (I love this guy) why others disagree. The Arizona Republic explains why the... Read more »
Rain: Nice, but not enough
I awoke this morning to the sound of rain pit-a-patting on the roof as a band of rain swept over the Albuquerque metro area at dawn. When I went out... Read more »
A sad Thanksgiving at the Boo Radley house
After a delicious coq au vin at my sister Lisa’s house for Thanksgiving dinner, I headed out this afternoon on a bike ride to bid farewell to what we’ve always... Read more »
