Daily Postcard: Snow Enhances Beauty At Bandelier
Daily Postcard: Snow accentuates the forms of archeological sites such as Frijoles Canyon at Bandelier National Monument. Photo by Sally King/NPS Read More
NWS: Today’s High Near 46; Tonight’s Low Around 33
The National Weather Service forecasts today’s high in Los Alamos near 46 with a 70 percent chance of rain showers likely and tonight’s low around 33 with a 90 percent chance of rain and snow showers likely. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible. Courtesy/NWS
The National Weather Service forecasts snow levels around the state will be very high today with most locations picking up rain through late this afternoon. Colder air will filter into the area from the west tonight and gradually lower snow levels to near 6,500′ by Sunday afternoon. The heaviest accumulations will Read More
Daily Postcard: Sharp-Shinned Hawk Spotted On Andanada
This wider perspective demonstrates how well camouflaged
PEEC: Leap Day Potluck And Night Sky Viewing
The community is invited to join astrophysicist Galen Gisler at the nature center Feb. 29 for a Leap Day potluck dinner and night sky viewing. This event is free to attend, but registration is required. Courtesy/PEEC
PEEC News:
Join the Pajarito Environmental Education Center Saturday, Feb. 29 for a fun Leap Day potluck dinner at the Los Alamos Nature Center.
Attendees will enjoy good food and good company and then head outside to view the night sky with astrophysicist Galen Gisler. This event is 6-8:30 p.m. and free to attend, but registration is required at peecnature.org.
Come celebrate this Read More
Mountaineers Feature Greenland Adventure Feb. 25
Into the wilderness, Greenland style. Photo by Martin Staley
Greenland’s ‘Red Dot’ Trail: 100 times longer, 1,000 times more remote. Courtesy/Martin Staley, Tanja Pietrass
PEEC News:
At the Mountaineers meeting Tuesday Feb. 25, Martin Staley and Tanja Pietrass will tell the story of their July/August 2019 adventure to Iceland and Greenland, the main ingredient of which was a 10-day, 100-mile backpack on Greenland’s remote and beautiful Arctic Circle Trail, basically following the Arctic Circle westward from Kangerlussuaq, near the ice cap, to Sisimiut on the coast.
Highlights Read More
NWS: Today’s High Near 47; Tonight’s Low Around 33
The National Weather Service forecasts today’s high in Los Alamos near 47 with partly sunny skies and tonight’s low around 33. Courtesy/NWS Read More
Daily Postcard: View Of Sangres From Pajarito
Daily Postcard: The view of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains early this morning from Pajarito Ski Hill. Courtesy/Pajarito webcam Read More
AGU: Researchers Get ‘Whale’s-Eye View’ Of Antarctic Sea Ice
Cameras attached to the backs of Antarctic minke whales with suction cups. The footage shows scientists how these mysterious creatures feed and respond to different amounts of sea ice. Photo by Jacob Linsky/NMFS
AGU News:
SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Cameras attached to a rare species of Antarctic whale are giving scientists an unprecedented view of how the whales survive in their sea ice habitat, according to new research presented here at the Ocean Sciences Meeting 2020.
In a recent study, scientists attached tags to 30 Antarctic minke whales, a small and little-known species of baleen whale, to better Read More
NWS: Today’s High Near 39; Tonight’s Low Around 23
The National Weather Service forecasts today’s high in Los Alamos near 39 with mostly sunny skies and tonight’s low around 23. Courtesy/NWS
The National Weather Service forecasts today’s probability of precipitation around the state. Courtesy/NWS Read More
Daily Postcard: Tiny Snowflakes Spotted Among Rocks
Daily Postcard: Tiny snowflakes are spotted among a bed of rocks and leaves Tuesday in White Rock. Photo by Nancy Ann Hibbs Read More
EM-LA & N3B Host Community Forum This Evening On Legacy Waste Cleanup At Los Alamos National Laboratory
Scene this evening of EM-LA Field Office Manager Doug Hintz addressing the audience gathered at the Community Forum on legacy waste cleanup at Los Alamos National Laboratory hosted by the Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management Los Alamos Field Office and its contractor N3B at Cottonwood on the Greens. In late 2020 and into 2021, EM-LA will develop recommendations for the New Mexico Environment Department for its review and approval on the environmental remediation of Material Disposal Area C, the RDX plume and the Chromium plume. Tonight’s community discussion Read More
Canyon Road Vegetation Control Operation Begins Feb. 20
Traffic Alert:
Beginning Thursday, Feb. 20 through Fe. 25, the Los Alamos County Traffic and Streets Division of the Public Works Department will be working on Canyon Road, between 15th Street and the Aquatic Center.
Crews will be clearing vegetation along the medians and sidewalks. A flagging operation will be in place 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., during the weekdays.
Vehicle and pedestrian traffic are urged to slow down and use caution in this work zone.
Direct questions or concerns to Juan Rael, Traffic & Streets Manager at 505.662.8113 or email LACPW@lacnm.us. Read More
PEEC: Discover Wonders Of Supernovas Friday
Explore supernovas at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 21 in the Los Alamos Nature Center’s planetarium. Astronomer Rick Wallace will lead this discussion to explore these incredible stellar explosions. Courtesy/PEEC
The nature center also will play the full-dome film ‘Exploding Universe’ at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 22. Courtesy/PEEC
PEEC News:
Explore supernovas at 7 p.m., Friday, Feb. 21 in the Los Alamos Nature Center’s planetarium. Astronomer Rick Wallace will investigate these incredible stellar explosions during this talk.
These amazing stellar destruction events form some of the strangest Read More
N3B Donates Nearly $415,000 To Community Groups In 2019
The Villa Therese Catholic Clinic in Santa Fe is one of 45 nonprofit organizations that received funding last year from N3B. The only free healthcare clinic in New Mexico, the Villa Therese clinic provides quality health and dental care to the most under served members of the community. Courtesy/N3B
N3B News:
In 2019, from Newport News Nuclear BWXT Los Alamos (N3B) donated $414,444 among 45 Northern New Mexico community groups.
“It’s important to us to help support nonprofit organizations in the communities where our 700 employees and subcontractors live,” N3B President Glenn Morgan.
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NWS: Today’s High Near 47; Tonight’s Low Around 27
The National Weather Service forecasts today’s high in Los Alamos near 47 with a 20 percent chance of showers this afternoon and evening and tonight’s low around 27. Courtesy/NWS
The National Weather Service forecasts snowfall today in areas around the state. Courtesy/NWS Read More
Weekly Fishing Report Feb. 18
By GEORGE MORSE
Sports & Outdoors
Los Alamos Daily Post
New Mexico got another dose of winter Tuesday and the colder temperatures are lingering over Northern New Mexico today.
The weather pattern is almost ideal for the weekend angler, with the lousy weather hitting during the middle of the week. Weekends lately have been sunny with above-average temperatures.
There’s a good snowpack building in the mountains. What has been great is we’ve had several snowstorms that have dropped 4-6 inches here in the Espanola Valley that has melted into the ground. The soil conditions here at lower elevations Read More
American Geophysical Union: New Research Shows Warming, Acidic Oceans May Nearly Eliminate Coral Reef Habitats By 2100
Coral bleaching happens when corals are stressed by conditions such as high temperatures. According to new research, rising sea surface temperatures and acidic waters could eliminate nearly all existing coral reef habitats by 2100. Courtesy/USGS
AGU News:
SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Rising sea surface temperatures and acidic waters could eliminate nearly all existing coral reef habitats by 2100, suggesting restoration projects in these areas will likely meet serious challenges, according to new research presented here Monday at the Ocean Sciences Meeting 2020.
Scientists project 70 to 90 Read More
NWS: Today’s High Near 43; Tonight’s Low Around 31
NWS News:
The National Weather Service forecasts today’s high in Los Alamos near 43 with a 30 percent chance of rain after 5 p.m. and a 50 percent chance of rain and snow after 8 p.m. with new snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tonight’s low around 31. Courtesy/NWS
Daily Postcard: Fiery Sunset Spotted Over Los Alamos
Daily Postcard: A fiery sunset spotted Feb. 12 over Los Alamos. Photo by Kathryn Willcutt Read More
TPTI Of Los Alamos On Recent PV Solar Installation
Roof mounted solar panels recently installed at the TPTI building on DP Road. Courtesy/TPTI
By RICK NEBEL
President
Tibbar Plasma Technologies
We have just completed a PV solar installation at the Tibbar Plasma Technologies (TPTI) building. We have also installed a heat pump (see, for instance, the League of Women Voters article in the Los Alamos Daily Post: click here), and plan to install some charging units for electric automobiles.
Our company now produces more energy (through solar PV) than it uses and does not directly use fossil fuels. Consequently, we technically have a negative Read More
