AGU: New Study Finds Half World’s Annual Precipitation Falls In Just 12 Days
Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on November 16, 2018
Shown here is TRMM’s long term rainfall data merged with other satellites’ rain data from 40N to 40S latitude. The colors show the average of all the monthly rain averages from 1998 to 2010. Courtesy/Precipitation Processing System/NASA Goddard
Analysis of rainfall across the globe between 1999 and 2014 found that the median time it took for half of a year’s precipitation to fall was just 12 days. A quarter of annual precipitation fell in just six days, and three-quarters fell in 27 days. Courtesy UCAR/Simmi SinhaAGU News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Currently, half of the world’s
Read More Report Shows Economic Impact Of Public Lands
Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on November 16, 2018
U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan ZinkeDOI News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke has released the Department’s Economic Report for Fiscal Year 2017, which shows that for the first time in several years, economic growth and jobs supported by federal lands both increased.
According to the report, under President Donald J. Trump and Secretary Zinke’s first year in office, the economic output of Interior’s federal lands and resources increased by $400 million to $292 billion and the number of jobs supported increased by
Read More Daily Postcard: Goose Spots Holiday Lights At Pond
Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on November 16, 2018
Daily Postcard: Homer the goose shows his pals the holiday lights shining brightly Thursday night around Ashley Pond. Photo by Karen Kendall Read More
Teens Share Old Fashioned Fun In Pile Of Snow
Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on November 15, 2018
Teens share some good old fashioned fun in a pile of snow after school Wednesday in Central Park Square. Photo by Jim O’DonnellGrey Fox Spotted Foraging For Apples On Venado
Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on November 15, 2018
This Grey Fox was spotted foraging for apples shortly before the snow storm Monday outside a home on Venado Street in Los Alamos. The Grey Fox, also known as a Tree Fox or Gray Fox, is a nocturnal mammal found throughout many areas of the United States. What makes this animal unique is that it is one of the only members of the dog family that has the ability to climb trees and is so agile in trees that when it climbs down, it can go either head or tail first. Source: interesting-animal-facts.com. Photo by Jennifer Baker
Grey Fox foraging for apples Monday outside a home on Venado Street. Photo by JenniferStump PEEC’s Astronomers At Planetarium Friday
Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on November 15, 2018
PEEC News:The community is invited to test its knowledge of astronomy this Friday evening at the Los Alamos Nature Center’s planetarium during a “Stump the Astronomers!” panel.
This event begins at 7 p.m., Nov. 16 and will feature 10 local astronomers. Bring along the toughest astronomy-related questions and get ready for an evening of fun.
Astronomer Rick Wallace will be the MC for the evening and the panel will include Paul Arendt, Steve Becker, Chick Keller, Akkana Peck, Dave North, Dan Reisenfeld, Jonas Lippuner, Jonah Miller and Peter Polko. These astronomers have
Read More AGU: Powerful Solar Storm Likely Detonated Mines During Vietnam War
Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on November 15, 2018
A solar flare bursts off the left limb of the sun in this image captured by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory. Courtesy/NASA/SDO/Goddard/WiessingerAGU News:
A strong solar storm in 1972 caused widespread disturbances to satellites and spacecraft, and may have led to the detonation of mines during the Vietnam War, according to new research showing the event may have been a more devastating solar storm than previously thought.
In a new study in Space Weather, a journal of the American Geophysical Union, researchers pieced together data and historical records related
Get Outside With PEEC Over Thanksgiving Holiday
Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on November 15, 2018
Get outside over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend by joining PEEC for the Los Alamos Turkey Trot or a #OptOutside hike on Black Friday. Register for both events at peecnature.org. Courtesy/PEECPEEC News:
Get outside and celebrate the holiday next week with the Pajarito Environmental Education Center. PEEC is hosting a Los Alamos Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving morning and a #OptOutside hike on Black Friday. Enjoy the opportunity to get active in the beautiful outdoors of Los Alamos.
Before enjoying a Thanksgiving feast, join PEEC at 9 a.m., Thursday, Nov. 22 for the fifth
Daily Postcard: Valles Caldera Snow Scene
Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on November 15, 2018
Daily Postcard: The Valles Caldera National Preserve is operating under winter hours and activities. The Valle Grande entrance station is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, except Thanksgiving and Christmas. Winter activities include hiking, mountain biking, equestrian riding and East Fork fishing. Once the snows are deep enough, cross-country skiing and snowshoeing begin and the Valle Grande Bookstore, managed by Los Amigos de Valles Caldera, will offer snowshoe rentals on site. Ranger-led van tours and guided hikes are offered on weekends with dates and times posted on the preserve’s website Read More
Bear Spotted Roaming Around Quemazon
Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on November 14, 2018
This bear spotted Tuesday in Quemazon has been seen roaming around the neighborhood for the last several days. Photo by Trisha AncellAir Force, NMED Host Public Information Meeting
Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on November 14, 2018
NMED News:KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE ― The Air Force and the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) will co-host a deep dive workshop at 5 p.m., and public information meeting at 6 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 15, at the African American Performing Arts Center, to provide an update about the Kirtland Air Force Base Bulk Fuels Facility leak cleanup activities.
From 5 p.m. to 6 p.m., interested community members are invited to participate in a technical “Deep Dive” discussion where groundwater modeling experts will present and discuss current groundwater models being developed and used
Read More Experience Mars InSight Landing At NMMNH&S
Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on November 14, 2018
Courtesy/NASANASA News:
ALBUQUERQUE ― NASA exploration landings on Mars are always exciting events, and the next one will touchdown Nov. 26, 2018.
The New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science will host a landing party that day from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. Learn about the latest mission to study the interior of Mars during a live NASA broadcast. Mars-related hands-on activities, videos, and local solar system experts will also be available.
Mars InSight will arrive on Mars at around 1 p.m. MST, Nov. 26. The lander will plunge through the thin Martian atmosphere,
Read More Era Of Megafires: Evening Of Film, Fire, Discussion
Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on November 14, 2018
SFFC News:The Santa Fe Fireshed Coalition, the Forest Stewards Guild, North 40 Productions, New Mexico Counties, and the City of Santa Fe are pleased to bring the Era of Megafires to Santa Fe.
The rise of highly destructive megafires — wildfires over 100,000 acres — has become one of today’s most pressing and complex problems, threatening our communities, homes, businesses and even our very way of life. Facing the reality of this issue is daunting, but like all wicked problems, through education and action we can change the way fire comes to our forests and communities.
Read More Daily Postcard: Snowy Los Alamos
Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on November 14, 2018
Daily Postcard: A view of snowy North Mesa and Pueblo Canyon Monday from Camp Hamilton Trail. Photo by Robert Beberniss Read More
Purgatory Kicks Off Ski Season Saturday Nov. 17
Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on November 13, 2018
Courtesy/Purgatory Resort PURGATORY News:
DURANGO, Colo. ― Purgatory Resort opens for ski season Saturday, Nov. 17 with top to bottom skiing and snowboarding on the frontside of the mountain.
Lifts 1 and 2 will begin daily operations 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Nov. 17 with access to the trails Westfork, El Diablo, Upper & Lower Demon, and the Bank, which also will offer several terrain park features.
“We’re very excited to start the ski season at Purgatory Resort with top to bottom skiing on the six-pack this Saturday,” stated James Coleman, managing
Quorum Notice: Environmental Sustainability Board
Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on November 13, 2018
POSSIBLE QUORUM NOTICE:
Members of the Environmental Sustainability Board may attend the Recycle Fair and Fashion Show, 1-8 p.m. Wedensday, Nov. 14 at Chamisa Elementary School, 301 Meadow Lane in White Rock.
A quorum may be present, however, no business will be conducted. Read More
Maya Seet Builds Large Snowman
Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on November 13, 2018
Maya Seet of Los Alamos builds a large snowman from the storm Monday. Photo by Nicholas Seet Read More
SFNF: Gallinas Watershed Piles Burn Planned Today
Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on November 13, 2018
SFNF News:SANTA FE ― Fire managers from the Pecos/Las Vegas Ranger District of the Santa Fe National Forest will attempt to treat approximately 500 acres of Piles beginning today, Nov. 13, in the Gallinas Watershed adjacent to E.V. Long Campground.
Weather permitting, fire managers will continue treatments through Jan. 31. Fire managers plan to treat about 150 acres a day.
Smoke may be visible from Panderies, Las Vegas, and along I-25 north and south of Las Vegas.
Prescribed burns are one of the most effective tools available to resource managers
Read More Arrests On Federal Borderlands Increase By Nearly 4,000 Percent Under Trump/Zinke Surge Operations
Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on November 13, 2018
U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan ZinkeDOI News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke announced that in the first six months of a pilot program to provide an increased Interior law enforcement presence on identified Interior lands along the US-Mexico border, arrests of illegal aliens entering the United States increased by nearly 4,000 percent.
In May of 2018, Secretary Zinke directed a Border Support Surge initiative, which coordinated law enforcement officers from the Department of the Interior and the U.S. Border Patrol to execute high
Read More Finding Evidence Of Coronado At Historic Site
Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on November 13, 2018
Clay Mathers finds a Spanish bridle fragment at Coronado Historic Site. Photo by Matthew Barbour
Caret-headed nails. Photo by Clay Mathers
NMHS News:
BERNALILLO ― Major archaeological news is being reported from the Coronado Historic Site in Bernalillo. An ongoing archaeological metal detector survey of the site revealed, for the first time, tangible evidence that the expedition of Vázquez de Coronado was present at this site.
Although archaeological and historical research has been focused on the Coronado Historic Site and its Pueblo of Kuaua for nearly 140 years, previous excavation, Read More
