Environment

Mule Deer Raid Bird Feeders In Los Alamos

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on January 17, 2019

Mule deer have been raiding bird feeders at a residence on Timber Ridge Road in Los Alamos during the recent snowstorms … the small herd stops by for a snack every day and usually includes does, fawns and bucks. Photo by Annis Young I live on Timber Ridge Road in #2

This buck is part of the herd that has been raiding bird feeders lately at a Los Alamos residence on Timber Ridge Road. Photo by Annis Young

This buck heads toward a Los Alamos residence on Timber Ridge Road to snack on bird seed. Photo by Annis Young Read More

AGU: New Study Finds Evidence Of Changing Seasons, Rain On Titan’s North Pole

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on January 17, 2019
New research provides evidence of rainfall on the north pole of Titan, the largest of Saturn’s moons, shown here. The rainfall would be the first indication of the start of a summer season in the moon’s northern hemisphere, according to the researchers. Courtesy/NASA/JPL/University of Arizona
 
Titan’s north pole as seen by the Cassini Visual and Infrared Mapping Spectrometer. The orange box shows the ‘wet sidewalk’ region, what analyses suggests is evidence of changing seasons and rain on Titan’s north pole. The blue box shows the expanded region in the bottom panel. Bottom panel shows
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NWS: Today’s High Near 44 With Mostly Sunny Skies

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on January 17, 2019

The National Weather Service forecasts today’s high near 44 with mostly sunny skies and tonight’s low around 29 with a 60 percent chance snow showers likely, mainly after 11 p.m. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible. Courtesy/NWS Read More

How The Hen House Turns: Trouble With Crows

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on January 16, 2019
Crow in Pistachio Tree. Courtesy/Cary Neeper
 
By CARY NEEPER
Formerly of Los Alamos
 
I suspect that crows have developed–over a very long time–a cultural aversion to human beings. Only rarely do they get welcoming treatment from us bipeds, unlike the local turkeys and deer in Los Alamos and here in California, where they often pass close by with no more than a curious glance.
 
In our 46 years on Walnut Street we saw crows take over the backyard Ponderosas from a number of ravens. I’ll never forget the last raven I saw. When he left our feeding stump, a “murder” of crows
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NWS: High Near 40 With Chance Of Snow And Rain

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on January 16, 2019

The National Weather Service forecasts a high today near 40 with a 30 percent chance of snow showers before 11 a.m., then a slight chance of rain showers. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible. Tonight’s low around 25. Courtesy/NWS Read More

On The Job In Los Alamos: Clearing Snow On Central

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on January 16, 2019

On the job in Los Alamos Monday afternoon are workers clearing snow from sidewalks on Central Avenue. #worklosalamos #wherediscoveriesaremade. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

On the job in Los Alamos Monday afternoon are workers with a shovel and a blower clearing snow from sidewalks on Central Avenue. #worklosalamos #wherediscoveriesaremade. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More

LANL: ‘Realistic’ New Model Points Way To More Efficient And Profitable Fracking

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on January 15, 2019
Fracking image. Courtesy/LANL
 
LANL News:
 
A new computational model could potentially boost efficiencies and profits in natural gas production by better predicting previously hidden fracture mechanics.
 
It also accurately accounts for the known amounts of gas released during the process.
 
“Our model is far more realistic than current models and software used in the industry,” said Zdeněk Bažant, McCormick Institute Professor and Walter P. Murphy Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Materials Science and Engineering
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Sierra Club Statement On Gov. Lujan Grisham’s Proposed Budget

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on January 14, 2019
SIERRA CLUB News:
 
In response New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s release of her state budget recommendation Thursday, Sierra Club Rio Grande Chapter Chair David Coss issued the following statement:
 
“By increasing funding for the Environment Department and Oil Conservation Division and allocating funding to the Office of Outdoor Recreation, Gov. Lujan Grisham is sending a clear signal to the Legislature that her administration prioritizes our families’ drinking water, air quality and climate.”
 
“New Mexicans support clean
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Senators Urge Extension On Comment Period For Oil And Gas Development In Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on January 14, 2019
U.S. SENATE News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.), Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Tom Carper (D-Del.), Michael F. Bennet (D-Colo.) and Ed Markey (D-Mass.), wrote to U.S. Department of the Interior Acting Secretary David Bernhardt urging him to extend the public comment period for a draft Environmental Impact Statement on potential oil and gas development in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
 
The letter follows the Trump administration’s decision to rush through the environmental review process in an attempt to rapidly begin exploration without fully
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Three Community Museums To Continue Borderlands Of Southern Colorado Speaker Series

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on January 14, 2019
MUSEUM News:
 
PUEBLO, Colo. ― El Pueblo History Museum, Fort Garland Museum and Trinidad History Museum, three Community Museums of History Colorado, will host scholars, artists, writers, and activists from around the world for a Borderlands of Southern Colorado lecture series in the spring of 2019.
 
Each lecture will expand the understanding of the topics in the Borderlands of Southern Colorado exhibit that opened at El Pueblo History Museum in May 2018, and the exhibits opening at Trinidad History Museum in May 2019 and Fort Garland Museum in June 2019.
 
Topics for the
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Daily Postcard: Flock Of Doves Hunker Down In Tree

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on January 14, 2019
Daily Postcard: A flock of white-winged doves hunker down in a tree Sunday at a residence on Barranca Mesa to wait out the storm. They also keep an eye on seed from a backyard bird feeder … but when the Steller jays are eating, no one else dares try. Photo by Ken Hanson
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Heavy Snow Collapses Roof & Traps Cars At Sonic

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on January 13, 2019

Los Alamos police and firefighters on the scene this afternoon of a couple of vehicles trapped under the roof that collapsed from the weight of heavy snow at Sonic on Trinity Drive. First responders told the Los Alamos Daily Post that no injuries have been reported. Sonic is closed until further notice. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

First responders jack up the collapsed roof at Sonic to open the doors of the vehicles pinned beneath and extract the occupants safely. Photo by Leland Lehman/ladailypost.com

Scene this afternoon of the collapsed roof at Sonic. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com Read More

Los Alamos Public Schools On 2-Hour Delay Monday

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on January 13, 2019

LAPS News:

The Los Alamos Public Schools announces it is on a 2-hour delay for Monday Jan. 14.

  • School buses will arrive two hours later than the usual pickup time, depending upon road conditions.
  • School start times:
    • High School – 9:50 a.m.
    • Mid School – 10:00 a.m.
    • Elementary schools – 10:20 a.m.
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LANL Announces 2-Hour Delay Monday

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on January 13, 2019

LANL News:

Los Alamos National Laboratory has announced it will be on a 2-hour delayed start Monday, Jan. 14.

Employees should report to work between 10-10:30 a.m. today.

Weather conditions differ in various areas so employees should contact their immediate supervisor should they have issues making it to work. Read More

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