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New Mexico’s Evolving Droughts & Wildfire Threats

April 22, 2022
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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Wildland Firefighters Update

April 22, 2022
A group of firefighters with headlamps coordinate with each other next to a forest fire.

4.22.2022 –Environment reporter Laura Paskus catches up with former wildland firefighter Jonathan Golden to talk about the challenges wildland firefighters face as climate change lengthens the fire season and spawns even more severe fires. Federal wildland firefighters can also face low pay, a lack of job security, long assignments away from family, and mental health…

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