Comments on: We see the climate change in New Mexico https://writersontherange.org/we-see-the-climate-change-in-new-mexico/ Syndicated Opinion for the American West Wed, 19 Mar 2025 17:47:33 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.2 By: will sturm https://writersontherange.org/we-see-the-climate-change-in-new-mexico/#comment-973 Wed, 19 Mar 2025 17:47:33 +0000 https://writersontherange.org/?p=9662#comment-973 In reply to kurt a kaufmann.

Yes, the majority of the state is arid. Water comes in winter when mountain ranges collect snow ins summer that water flows down the rivers and is used for drinking water and irrigation. Have you ever flushed a toilet in New Mexico or Arizona? That’s snowmelt. That snow is not falling in volumes of 20 or 30 years ago. It’s called a drought.

And if you need some help with some basic thinking you might go to “How things work,” it’s a good series for people who want to know how the world works.

]]> By: kurt a kaufmann https://writersontherange.org/we-see-the-climate-change-in-new-mexico/#comment-972 Wed, 19 Mar 2025 17:06:01 +0000 https://writersontherange.org/?p=9662#comment-972 So Arizona is in drought. Surprise. Most of the State is desert. I am guessing it has been in drought for about 50 -100 years at a minimum. That is its natural state. The same is generally true for NM. That is why most of the State is just red dirt. So how about a little context instead of trying to paint this as a new found disaster.

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