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Forests Under Siege

Two people in outdoor safety gear watch and discuss something off-frame.

4.22.2022 –The 2011 Las Conchas Fire burned 156,000 acres of the Jemez Mountains. At the time, Las Conchas was the largest fire in New Mexico’s recorded history. Here in New Mexico, wildfire season is getting longer. Wildfires, bigger. We look at how climate change is altering New Mexico’s forests and what the future holds. Correspondent:…

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New Mexico’s Evolving Droughts & Wildfire Threats

A forest fire burns in the night sky.

4.22.2022 –Park Williams is a bioclimatologist who studies drought and wildfire in the western United States. He speaks with correspondent Laura Paskus about the ongoing drought and how it compares with droughts in the ancient past. The two also talked about wildfire in the West and how climate change and warmer temperatures affect fire season…

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