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New Mexico’s Evolving Droughts & Wildfire Threats

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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Medio Fire Threatens Watersheds

A car drives down a road that has a "FOREST FIRE IN AREA" sign posted next to it, against a dark blue sky.

August 28, 2020 – In the mountains above Santa Fe, the Medio Fire has been burning since August 17, threatening the Rio Nambe, Rio Capulin, and Rio en Medio watersheds. Firefighters have been making headway on the fire, which is burning outside the normal range of New Mexico’s fire season. At the same time, they’re…

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