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New Mexico’s Evolving Droughts & Wildfire Threats

January 7, 2022
A forest fire burns in the night sky.

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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On the Environment: Matthew Hurteau

December 27, 2021
Matthew Hurteau sits for an interview in front of screen displaying a burnt forest.

December 31, 2021 – Matthew Hurteau is a professor in the Department of Biology at the University of New Mexico. He’s an ecologist who studies climate change mitigation and adaptation in forest system. In this essay, he talks about his professional–and personal–relationship with landscapes that have burned in recent wildfires. He explains ways to mitigate…

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