Daily Postcard: Robin Spotted Taking Bath
County Responds To Gas Line Break On Trinity Today
County workers, including the fire department, are working to repair a broken gas line on Trinity Drive. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
Most lanes on Trinity Drive, from 20th Street to Oppenheimer Drive, have reopened after being temporarily closed while a broken gas line is repaired. The eastbound lane on the south side remains closed but is expected to reopen around 7:30 p.m. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com
After temporarily closing a section of Trinity Drive, from 20th Street to Oppenheimer Drive, due Read More
New Mexico Weekly Fishing Report: May 6
NMGF News:
In this time of change, the Department would like to encourage anglers to stay home, mend equipment and prepare for the upcoming fishing season. In the weekly fishing report, provided by Dustin Berg of Go Unlimited (supporting disabled anglers) and the Department of Game and Fish, we will be sharing tips and tricks to help you be ready to go on future adventures.
Each week we will feature some different flies, lures, activities or cooking recipes that can be done at home.
In this week’s report from Dustin, he will go over a couple techniques to try when travel restrictions are lifted Read More
Bighorn Sheep Lifting Spirits Around Los Alamos
AGU: New Study Predicts Doubling Of United States Population Exposed To Extreme Climate Events By 2050
The map displays projected changes in human exposure to extreme climate events at a 1-kilometer (0.6-mile) scale from 2010 to 2050, which range from minor decreases in rural and suburban areas to moderate and major increases in densely populated urban centers. Courtesy/Adam Malin/ORNL, DOE
AGU News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — By 2050, the United States will likely be exposed to a larger number of extreme climate events, including longer droughts, more intense floods, and more frequent waves of extremely hot days and warm nights, which can lead to greater risks for human health, ecosystem stability Read More
NWS: Today’s High Near 76; Tonight’s Low Around 51
The National Weather Service forecasts today’s high in Los Alamos near 76 with sunny skies and tonight’s low around 51. Courtesy/NWS Read More
Daily Postcard: Super Flower Moon At 91 Percent Visible
Daily Postcard: A view of the Super Flower Moon 91 percent visible Tuesday evening from White Rock. There is one last chance this week to see one of 2020’s three stunning supermoons as the Super Flower Moon will loom large just after sunset Thursday. The combination of a full moon (when the moon appears fully illuminated from Earth) and a supermoon (when the moon is close to Earth and appears bigger than usual) promises to be an unforgettable sight in the latter part of the week. The astrological definition of a supermoon is a full moon that’s at 90 percent of its closest distance to the Earth in that Read More
Out And About Is Shuling Hou Pruning Her Peach Tree
Out and about last Tuesday afternoon is Shuling Hou pruning her peach tree in the front yard of her home on Mesa Verde Street in White Rock. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com Read More
Harris: The PRC Needs Professionals, Not Politicians
By BRIAN HARRIS
Santa Fe
The light switch in the room where you’re reading this is part of the world’s largest machine, the electric grid.
In New Mexico, this grid is owned by three investor-owned utilities and 16 electric co-ops.
Our telecommunications networks are similarly structured. In both cases, the big firms operate along the more populated Rio Grande corridor, while the coops handle the more sparsely populated areas.
There are two inescapable laws of networks – 1) profitability is a function of population density, and 2) only one company will build these systems because these networks Read More
NWS: Today’s High Near 69; Tonight’s Low Around 49
The National Weather Service forecasts today’s high in Los Alamos near 69 with a slight chance of sprinkles after 3 p.m. and tonight’s low around 49. Courtesy/NWS Read More
Daily Postcard: Tulips Bloom In Downtown Los Alamos
Daily Postcard: A garden of red and yellow tulips blooms at a residence in downtown Los Alamos. Photo by Victoria Rygh Read More
Los Alamos Historical Society Commemorates 20th Anniversary Of Cerro Grande Fire
A photograph taken during the Cerro Grande Fire in 2000. Courtesy/Los Alamos Historical Society Archives
Editor’s note: Read detailed accounts of the 20th anniversary of the Cerro Grande Fire in the Thursday print edition of the Los Alamos Daily Post.
By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com
Los Alamos is no stranger to crisis. The town was established during a period of huge crisis, World War II, and times of struggle have appeared throughout its history.
Today marks the 20th anniversary of one of these critical milestones – the Cerro Grande Fire.
May 4, 2000 was when Read More
On The Job In Los Alamos: Trimming Trees
On the job this morning are workers with Southwest Fire Defense out of Santa Fe trimming trees at the corner of Fort Union and Beryl in White Rock. Photo by Shari Mills
Wide view of workers with Southwest Fire Defense trimming trees this morning at the corner of Fort Union and Beryl in White Rock. Photo by Shari Mills Read More
Former NPS Employees Outline Core Requirements For Safely Reopening America’s National Parks
CPANP News:
Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks Says Parks Absolutely Should Not Reopen Until the Safety of NPS Employees, Volunteers, Visitors and Local Community Members Can Be Ensured
WASHINGTON, D.C. – During a recent Earth Day ceremony, President Donald Trump announced that his administration will “open up national parks and public lands”, and Interior Secretary Bernhardt continues to tout the reopening of some national parks.
In reaction to these announcements, the Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks (CPANP), a group representing 1,800 current, former Read More
LANL And Texas A&M University System NLO Partner To Make Large Data Sets Easier To Handle
The LANL and NLO collaboration focuses on exploiting potential upcoming key-value flash devices to enable much more rapid analysis and insights of large data sets. Courtesy/LANL
LANL News:
The Texas A&M University System National Laboratories Office (NLO) and Los Alamos National Laboratory have formed a collaborative research effort to make extremely large data sets indexable and more easily searchable.
“We are excited to be partnering with our colleagues at Texas A&M on this important and potentially game changing research. This collaboration leverages extreme strengths Read More
Out And About Having Lunch At Ashley Pond Park
Spring is in full bloom all over Los Alamos as is this apple tree Monday at Ashley Pond Park providing a spot of cool shade for visitors having lunch at the picnic table. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com Read More
NWS: Today’s High Near 76; Tonight’s Low Around 47
The National Weather Service forecasts today’s high in Los Alamos near 76 with sunny skies and tonight’s low around 47. Courtesy/NWS Read More
Daily Postcard: Golden Iris Glowing In Sunlight
Daily Postcard: A golden iris is spotted glowing in the sunlight Sunday morning in White Rock. Photo by Nancy Ann Hibbs
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Chart 50: COVID-19 In New Mexico May 3
Statewide counts. Shown are the cumulative numbers of tests, diagnoses and deaths in New Mexico. Created by Eli Ben-Naim
Diagnoses by city in Northern New Mexico (excluding the city of Santa Fe). Cities with no reported cases are not displayed. Northern New Mexico is defined here as the aggregate of the following counties: Colfax, Los Alamos, Mora, Rio Arriba, San Miguel, Santa Fe and Taos. Created by Eli Ben-Naim
Diagnoses in the city of Santa Fe by zip code. Created by Eli Ben-Naim Read More
Final EA For Construction And Operation Of Second Fiber Optic Line To Los Alamos National Laboratory & FONSI
DOE News:
The Department of Energy (DOE) National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Los Alamos Field Office has prepared the Final Environmental Assessment for the Construction and Operation of a Second Fiber Optic Line to Los Alamos National Laboratory (EA) and associated Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI).
The EA analyzed the potential environmental affects that could result from the NNSA proposal to construct and operate a fiber optic line and routing that would provide redundant voice, data, and internet services. Los Alamos National Laboratory’s (LANL) current Read More