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Climate Change ‘Outpaced’ Fire Protocols

An aerial shot of a plume of smoke from a fire. Courtesy of the U.S. Forest Service.

7.22.2022 – It’s been a devastating fire season in New Mexico, with hot, dry, and windy conditions throughout the spring and summer – plus two U.S. Forest Service prescribed fire treatments that burned out of control, merging into New Mexico’s largest fire in recorded history, the Hermits Peak – Calf Canyon Fire. New Mexico State…

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New Drought Research Raises Concerns for Southwest

A dry landscape with a dead try and a lone raven sitting on a branch.

7.15.2022 – The Line Opinion Panel reacts to new research showing how drought and rising temperatures contribute to each other, and what it means for us here in the southwest. Host: Gene Grant Line Opinion Panelists:Merritt Allen, Vox Optima Public RelationsSophie Martin, attorneyMichael Bird, public health consultant For More Information: New Study Shows How Drought…

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