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4.3 earthquake reported in Southeast New Mexico
3+ hour, 47+ min ago (284+ words) A magnitude 4.3 earthquake was reported about 30 miles northwest of Carlsbad on Monday afternoon, according to the United States Geological Survey. It is unclear if there was any damage. The USGS collects information from people who felt an earthquake and creates…...
Statewide fire restrictions issued amid high wildfire risk
2+ hour, 36+ min ago (515+ words) The New Mexico State Forestry Division on Monday enacted a series of restrictions intended to reduce the odds of human-caused fires during a persistently dry, warm spring wildfire season. The ban prohibits smoking, fireworks, campfires and other types of outdoor…...
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2+ day, 3+ hour ago (10+ words) Warming winters are changing elk migration in Valle Vidal'Albuquerque Journal...
Record warmth, light snowpack sets up 'nasty fire season"
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (437+ words) They came early " green and black shimmers buzzing by feeders in Corrales and Santa Fe by mid-March, a sight often unseen until the first week of April. Prompted by a record-breaking heatwave, birders logging into migration maps reported being "alarmed…...
ABQJournal Calendar of Events
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (20+ words) The Albuquerque Journal Events - Science on Tap: Deadly Blue Flash: A History of Criticality Accidents'Albuquerque Journal ABQJournal Calendar of Events...
Excitement builds for New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science reopening
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (514+ words) As the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science readies to reopen its doors on Saturday, April 4, after months of renovations, there are many new things and updates to look forward to. Here are five top things to watch out…...
Relief and concern after Alice the elephant’s brief escape
6+ day, 23+ hour ago (461+ words) Alice the Asian elephant was standing inside her ABQ BioPark habitat on Monday afternoon when Calli Hamlin told her to'come here." As the 52-year-old walked over toward Hamlin, BioPark's assistant curator of elephants told her, good girl." When Alice got…...
Crews race to contain 282-acre Sago Fire near Mescalero
1+ week, 10+ hour ago (400+ words) MESCALERO " Wildland crews are in a race against the clock to contain a 282-acre wildfire on the Mescalero Apache Reservation before red flag conditions return later this week following a chance of rainfall on Wednesday. The Sago Fire was discovered…...
Albuquerque heat record shattered as cooler days near
1+ week, 4+ day ago (640+ words) Like a meteorological high jumper, New Mexico has continued raising the bar for highest temperatures ever recorded in the month of March, but forecasts show cooler days may lie ahead. Thursday marked the ninth consecutive day that Albuquerque exceeded its…...
Former DOE helicopter finds new home at nuclear science museum
1+ week, 6+ day ago (406+ words) The National Museum of Nuclear Science & History welcomes a new addition to Heritage Park on Tuesday. Jennifer Hayden,president and CEO of the National Museum of Nuclear Science & History, watched as a crane lifted a former U.S. Department of Energy helicopter…...