Posts Tagged ‘rio grande’
The Rio Grande’s Drier Future
April 9, 2021 – As the climate warms, arid regions like New Mexico will continue to become increasingly dry. That affects our snowpack—and everything downstream, including our forests, rivers, reservoirs, and farm fields. On this month’s episode of Our Land, we visit Elephant Butte Reservoir in southern New Mexico, which was at 10 percent capacity…
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February 5, 2021 – A below-average snowpack this year foretells another bad year for irrigators along the Rio Grande. Below Elephant Butte reservoir, farmers have been told to expect a zero-allotment year as New Mexico delivers promised water to Texas. In the Middle Rio Grande, growers have already been urged not to plant crops unless…
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