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New Mexico’s Evolving Droughts & Wildfire Threats

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January 7, 2022 – Park Williams is a bioclimatologist who studies drought and wildfire in the western United States. He spoke with correspondent Laura Paskus about today’s ongoing drought and how it compares and contrasts with droughts in the ancient past. The two also talked about wildfire in the West and how climate change and…

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Preparing for Wildfire Season

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Forecasters predict that spring and summer this year in New Mexico will be wetter than normal. That’s a good thing for many reasons, such as reducing the likelihood that the state will see large forest fires this season. But state forester Tony Delfin told NMiF producer Sarah Gustavus that now is not the time for…

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