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Governor To Represent New Mexico At Upcoming United Nations Climate Change Conference In Glasgow

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STATE News:

New Mexico’s ambitious climate change achievements and goals will be on the world stage as Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham attends the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Scotland.

The international climate summit, which takes place in Glasgow, is the 26th session of the “Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change”.

The annual convening of nearly every nation on earth serves as a valuable opportunity for collaboration around formalizing global climate strategies and to spur collective action. The 21st Conference Read More

LANL: Tess Light Awarded 2021 Global Security Medal

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LANL scientist Dr. Tracy ‘Tess’ Lavezzi Light awarded the 2021 Los Alamos Global Security Medal. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

Tracy “Tess” Lavezzi Light, a scientist in Los Alamos National Laboratory’s Intelligence and Space Research division, has been awarded the distinguished 2021 Los Alamos Global Security Medal, which recognizes the exceptional achievements of active or recently retired employees who have made significant contributions to the Laboratory’s global security mission.

“For more than 20 years at the Laboratory, Tess has helped guide major projects with impacts across Read More

Military Order Of The World Wars: John Dukowicz Discusses Life In Eastern Europe During World War II

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MOWW News:

The MG Miles Chapter of the Military Order of the World Wars (MOWW) will hold its next meeting on Zoom at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 19.

The speaker is John Dukowicz, a Los Alamos resident who will discuss life In Eastern Europe during World War II.

Dukowicz was a child in Poland at the start of World War II. Listen to how the war affected his family especially his father who was in the Polish Army. 

The meeting begins at 7 p.m. with a brief business meeting. The presentation begins about 7:15 p.m. MOWW meetings are open to citizens with RSVP at no cost. Contact LTC Gregg Giesler at 505.662.5574 or g.giesler@computer.org Read More

LANL: First Results From Perseverance Mission Show Evidence Of Flash Floods On Mars

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Images of the delta being explored by the Perseverance rover. The top photo was taken by the rover’s Mastcam-Z, the bottom  by SuperCam. Courtesy/NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU for Mastcam-Z mosaic and NASA/JPL-Caltech/LANL/CNES/IRAP

LANL News:

New images from the Perseverance mission show evidence of delta and flood deposits in Jezero crater on Mars, indicating that there were massive flash floods as well as periods of stability on the red planet.

The deltas are an ideal place to search for signs of ancient life. 

“These images show large boulders that have been washed down the river. They could Read More

Nuclear Care Partners Honors Former Nuclear Weapons Workers On National Day Of Remembrance Oct. 30

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NUCLEAR CARE PARTNERS News:

ALBUQUERQUE — Oct. 30 marks the National Day of Remembrance (NDOR) for Nuclear Weapons Program Workers.

Each year, Nuclear Care Partners observes this honorary holiday, which serves to recognize and honor the men and women who worked in the nuclear weapons development industry.

These workers made many sacrifices, often in the way of their health, and many are now battling chronic illnesses as a result of their workplace exposure.

For over a decade, Nuclear Care Partners has been serving former atomic workers and recognizes this holiday as a means to remember the Read More

TCHS Presents ‘New Mexico: The French Presence since the 1500s’ By Francois-Marie Patorni Saturday Nov. 6

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TCHS News:

The Taos County Historical Society presents its next public program, “New Mexico: The French Presence since the 1500s” by distinguished author and independent scholar Francois-Marie Patorni.

The program is 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 6, in the Kit Carson Electric Cooperative Boardroom at 118 Cruz Alta Road in Taos. Members of the Society are admitted free of charge and non-members are requested to make a $5 donation. Membership forms are available at the check-in desk.

The history of the French, French Canadians, and of other French-speaking people in New Mexico covers the last 400 years, Read More

SFI: Stefani Crabtree With Oswaldo Macía’s Work ‘New Cartographies Of Smell Migration’ Monday Oct. 18

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SFI archaeologist Stefani Crabtree discusses her research on migration, 6 p.m. Monday at SITE Santa Fe. Courtesy/SFI

SFI News:

A Santa Fe Institute (SFI) and SITE Santa Fe Community Event: “The Science of Migration and the Work of Oswaldo Macía” with Stefani Crabtree at 6 p.m. Monday, Oct. 18 at SITE Santa Fe, 1606 Paseo de Peralta in Santa Fe.

How do people migrate across unfamiliar landscapes? What rules and paths do they follow? In connection with the catrographic artwork of Oswaldo Maciá on view at SITE Santa Fe, SFI archaeologist  Crabtree discusses her research on migration.

Seventy Read More

Leger Fernández Leads Letter Advocating For Constituents Impacted By Spain’s Right Of Return Law

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U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández

From the Office of U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03) led several of her House and Senate colleagues in a letter to the President of Spain to investigate and eliminate the bureaucratic barriers that have caused thousands of rejections under Spain’s Law of Return, impacting constituents who are descendants of Sephardic Jews who fled during the Inquisition.

“This situation adversely affects our constituents and strains the bonds between our Nations,” the members wrote in the letter. “We respectfully Read More

Facebook Remains Down … CTO Addresses Outage

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FACEBOOK News:

Facebook has been down for several hours. The outage also is affecting Facebook’s other platforms such as Instagram, WhatsApp and others.

Facebook Chief Technical Officer Mike Schroepfer has issued the following message:

“Sincere apologies to everyone impacted by outages of Facebook powered services right now. We are experiencing networking issues and teams are working as fast as possible to debug and restore as fast as possible.” Read More

Drone Captures Video From Inside Category 4 Hurricane

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NOAA and Saildrone Inc. pilot five specially designed saildrones in the Atlantic Ocean to gather data around the clock to help understand the physical processes of hurricanes. Courtesy/NOAA

Screenshot of Category 4 Hurricane Sam captured Sept. 30, 2021 in the Atlantic Ocean. Courtesy/NOAA

NOAA News:

Saildrone Inc. and NOAA have released the first video footage gathered by an uncrewed surface vehicle (USV) from inside a major hurricane barreling across the Atlantic Ocean.

The Saildrone Explorer SD 1045 was directed into the midst of Hurricane Sam, a category 4 hurricane, which is currently Read More