N.M. Science
A science & weather blog by John Fleck
Related: Local Weather | Recent Articles by Fleck
Using Twitter on Big Weather Days
If you’re in New Mexico and on the Twitter (aren’t all the cool kids these days?), I recommend following Kerry Jones at the National Weather Service on days like today,... Read more »
Hazards of CMR
It almost goes without saying at this point, but yet another report from federal safety auditors is raising questions about Los Alamos National Laboratory’s aging Chemistry and Metallurgy Research (CMR)... Read more »
Rain in the Forecast
We’ve got stormy weather in the forecast for the next few days in New Mexico, but don’t expect it to last. The latest info from the National Weather... Read more »
Around the Tubes
Some morning reading from around the ‘Net: Global warming’s up side – a drop in plague cases? Jeff Bingaman’s taking another stab at a renewable energy standard. From the... Read more »
Around the Tubes
Some interesting reading from around the ‘Net: The discovery of a plutonium-contaminated pipe is slowing a Los Alamos lab cleanup project. The fate of the teetering Western Climate Initiative... Read more »
Dry Winter Forecast: An Update
New forecast maps say odds favor a dry winter in New Mexico. The maps, out today from the federal government’s Climate Prediction Story, show the effects of a growing... Read more »
Thursday Bird Blogging
Last week’s column about Albuquerque’s sewage treatment plant outfall triggered a reader request to which I’m just now belatedly responding (sorry for the delay, Mark): a map to go see... Read more »
Nuclear Weapons Business Booming
Contrary to expectations, the Obama administration’s push toward nuclear arms reductions has been good for the nuclear arms business. Budgets are rising. Depending on who you ask, it’s either a... Read more »
Brookings: Albuquerque Housing Prices Just About Right
A clever new study by the Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program argues that Albuquerque’s housing prices are right about where they would have been had there never been a housing bubble.... Read more »
Public Access to Information
There’s a layer of irony behind the column I wrote in this morning’s newspaper raising questions about the National Nuclear Security Administration’s pattern and practice of refusing to release documents,... Read more »
Savannah River Cleanup Costs Rise
Here’s another entry for the list of big Department of Energy nuclear projects running over budget – Savannah River tank cleanup. From the GAO today: Emptying, cleaning, and permanently... Read more »
Looking at New Mexico’s Nuclear, Water Legacy
Colorado College geographer Eric Perramond is bringing his students to northern New Mexico this week for what sounds like a fascinating look at water and our nuclear heritage: We’ll... Read more »
