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NM state forester reflects on ‘heartbreak’ of recent wildfires, calls ...
WEB22 hours ago · Caption: New Mexico State Forester Laura McCarthy flips through slides showing devastation from wildfires and post-fire flooding in New Mexico in recent years, part of a keynote address for a wildfire and watershed symposium Wednesday at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque.
Claims office pays men more than women for food lost in state’s …
WEB3 days ago · A man aged 19 to 50 receives $104.70 for a week’s worth of lost food. A woman in the same age range gets $93, according to the calculator Source NM reviewed. Children get less than adults, as well: A girl between 12 and 13 gets $86.40; a boy between 12 and 13 gets $99.90. Several wildfire survivors and …
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WEB3 days ago · BY: Austin Fisher - September 27, 2024. The judge overseeing the attempted murder case against a man who shot someone at a protest of a statue in northern New Mexico is summoning 80 people to serve as potential jurors, because some of them may know too much about the case to objectively rule …
Internal FEMA smoke map shows large area where northern NM …
WEBSep 25, 2024 · Northern New Mexico residents within a roughly 2,200-square-mile area don’t need much — a signed declaration form — to get compensation for smoke and ash damage from the state’s biggest wildfire, according to a Source New Mexico analysis of a photograph of a map used by the federal claims office but not released to the public.. The Federal Emergency Management Agency claims office has ...
Bracing for another warmer, drier winter in New Mexico
WEBSep 19, 2024 · Eyes will be on any drought areas, as forecasters expect a drier and warmer winter for New Mexico with a La Niña atmospheric pattern developing in the Pacific Ocean. That atmospheric pattern can bring warmer temperatures, but also increases the risk of extreme cold, building a ridge of pressure that can …
Normal wildfire risk expected through fall in NM, forecast says
WEBSep 6, 2024 · Homes and rubble remain interspersed between trees burned in the South Fork fires on Aug. 20, 2024. (Photo by Danielle Prokop / Source NM) A new wildfire risk forecast says New Mexico and most of the Southwest will not have above-average wildfire risk through December, though global weather patterns still add some uncertainty.
Preventable heat injuries and deaths rising in New Mexico
WEBJul 23, 2024 · With extreme heat growing more frequent and intense, New Mexico has to transform its approach, said heat public health expert Nathaniel Matthews-Trigg, a co-founder of advocacy group Healthy Climate New Mexico. “The stark reality is this: every summer, New Mexicans are dying preventable deaths,” Matthews-Trigg told lawmakers.
State wants to address drinking water issues at 138 local systems
WEBAug 9, 2024 · A volunteer hands out bottled water to people fleeing wildfires in Ruidoso on Aug. 19, 2024. The fires partially destroyed drinking water infrastructure for the Village. The state sent letters to 138 drinking water systems to address outstanding violations, which are increased by climate change and other threats, officials said.
NM wildfires grow to 12,000 acres and $28 million estimated cost
WEBMay 29, 2024 · Two lightning-caused wildfires in northern and southern New Mexico have grown to a combined 20 square miles, according to the latest figures from firefighting teams. The Indios Fire has burned more than 5,200 acres and has cost an estimated $8 million to suppress. It is burning in the Santa Fe National Forest, about 7 miles north of the village ...