This guy is the go-to guy on New Mexico climate stuff, hands down. He posted this a week ago (sorry I’m late) but I thought it was worth mentioning: I blogged earlier today at work about the latest ENSO assessment from the Climate Prediction Center, and said this: “We’re at the point in the year [...]

Well, I had a post earlier on groundwater in the Silver City area. John Fleck, who requested a post about mining (I’m working on it) has the goods on river and reservoir levels throughout the state: Elephant Butte Reservoir, New Mexico’s largest, was at 38 percent of average March 1. This is a reminder of [...]

This is exactly what I was talking about last week: the U.S. losing its edge in scientific research. Bingaman and Alexander asked last May for a panel of experts at the National Academy of Science to investigate the matter. In their report, called “Rising Above the Gathering Storm” and presented to Congress in October, the [...]

From Headwaters News I see this story at the Washington Post about water wars in the West. There’s a lot of great stuff here, especially on the role of farmers and ranchers in what happens to water: In some cases, such as Big Sky’s Poorman Creek, compromise turned out to be easy. Montana rancher Eddie [...]

Via Slashdot, I see that the FAA has drawn up rules for passenger space flight, ala Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is attempting to regulate the commercial space industry in a bid to ensure minimum safety standards. It has recommended security checks similar to those for airline passengers. The FAA also [...]