This was an important presentation and discussion on the ongoing aridification of New Mexico caused by higher temperatures. David Gutzler and David DuBois presented how and why New Mexico is drying, what we can expect, and the certainty of the science. The science of global warming impacts on New Mexico’s climate will guide us in how we manage and protect our scarce and life-sustaining water supplies.
Brian Richter has spent four decades solving water crises in more than 40 countries. His verdict on New Mexico: it's among the worst he's seen. The state already owes Texas water it doesn't have — and if that debt keeps growing, the U.S. Supreme Court will force New Mexico to turn off its Middle Rio […]