Stuff I Wrote Elsewhere, Drought Edition
New Mexico drought conditions forecast to improve
Archive of posts filed under the New Mexico category.
What a Housing Bubble Looks Like
Here’s what a housing bubble looks like. Housing prices. Red is Arizona, green is Nevada, blue is us here in New Mexico. The three states track together since the 1970s (off to the left of what’s displayed in this graph). Prices in Arizona and Nevada shoot up beginning around 2004, then collapse pretty dramatically. Click …
Stuff I Wrote Elsewhere: Salt Cedar Edition
Is salt cedar evil?
Happy birthday to me, Pt. II
It has long been my tradition to celebrate my birthday by riding my age, but this year’s attempt got a bit fouled up. I’m not really old enough for my current age to be a huge challenge, so I usually try to dress it up a bit for fun. Last year, for example, I spent …
Stuff I Wrote Elsewhere, Rio Grande Shortfall Edition
So remember all that stuff about the Colorado River not having enough water to meet needs? Turns out the Rio Grande is in a similar heap of hurt (ad walled): There are a lot of ways to slice and dice water data. But the message on Gretel Follingstad’s PowerPoint slide was simple. On the right …
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Stuff I Wrote Elsewhere, Dry Rio Grande Edition
Slippin’ in some John Wesley Powell over at the work blog when the boss isn’t lookin’.
Stuff I Wrote Elsewhere, NM Drought Edition
80 percent of NM now in abnormally dry condition.
Colorado River Dry
More when I have time, but for now, since this is a blog and we’re supposed to be on top of things, some stuff I wrote elsewhere: The Colorado River will be too small to meet the needs of its users three years out of five, or more, by mid-century, according to new research. Some …
Getting Buy-in
From today’s newspaper, a look at Jeff Bingaman’s approach to climate legislation: [A]s we sat down for lunch last week to talk climate and energy policy, the first thing out of Bingaman’s mouth was an explanation of “the Byrd rule.” The topic helps illustrate the delicate way Bingaman prefers to play the legislative game. The …
Trickster in the Front Yard
Jim Belshaw’s new book, a collection of his finest newspaper writing, is out: