AGU: Size Of Thunderstorm Dome Clouds May Predict Tornado Intensity
Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on November 22, 2019
Twin violent (EF4) tornadoes outside of Wisner, Nebr. June 16, 2014. Courtesy/NOAA/Ethan Schisler
Tornadoes typically form beneath a thunderstorm’s updraft and overshooting top. Courtesy/NOAA
AGU News:
The size of a bulge at the top of a thunderstorm’s anvil-shaped cloud may allow researchers to forecast the strength of tornadoes that spawn from such storms, according to a new study in AGU’s journal Geophysical Research Letters.
Tornadoes, particularly those with strong winds, pose a serious threat to the property and lives of people in their path. Yet scientists
Read More Prescribed Burns Planned On Española Ranger District
Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on November 22, 2019
SFNF News:
SANTA FE ― Fire managers on the Española Ranger District of the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) plan to implement prescribed pile burns to remove woody debris from the Pacheco Canyon and Hyde Park fuels reduction projects as early as Dec. 5 if conditions, including snow pack, fuel moisture levels, air quality, wind direction and weather forecasts, remain favorable.
Winter is an optimal time to burn slash piles because snow on the ground keeps the fire from spreading to adjacent vegetation. The 150-acre Pacheco Canyon pile burn is off Forest Road 102 east of Tesuque Pueblo,
Read More AG Balderas Calls On New Mexico Game Commission To Strengthen State’s Waterway Access Rules
Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on November 22, 2019
Attorney General Hector Balderas
From the Office of the Attorney General:
ALBUQUERQUE – Today, Attorney General Hector Balderas called on the New Mexico Game Commission to immediately strengthen its regulations to address waterway access in compliance with state law.
The Attorney General’s call for action follows a years long debate surrounding the public’s right to access waterways that are adjacent to private land.
“New Mexican families and landowners deserve access to our waterways while protecting the safety of their property, so I will be directing the commission to strengthen Read More
Udall Champions Legislation To Stop Drunk Driving, Pushes Top Safety Officials To Protect Public In Autonomous Vehicle Technology Deployment
Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on November 21, 2019
U.S. Sen. Tom Udall
U.S. SENATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― U.S. Sen. Tom Udall (D-N.M.) pushed the nation’s top highway safety officials Wednesday to improve transportation safety in a Senate Commerce Committee Hearing entitled “Highly Automated Vehicles: Federal Perspectives on the Deployment of Safety Technology.”
Udall advocated for his legislation, the RIDE Act, to stop drunk driving with in-car technology, and pressed federal transportation officials to set safety rules for the deployment of autonomous vehicle technology in light of the death of an Arizona
Read More Scenes From Morning Snowfall In Los Alamos
Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on November 21, 2019
Baby girl spotted this morning at Chapel Apartments experiencing her first snow. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Shoveling snow this morning on Central Avenue. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Mini snow plow busy this morning on Central Avenue. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Slippery conditions on the Main Hill Road this morning. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
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