NEW MEXICO WEIRD
In Westeros, Rhaenyra finds herself in a power struggle akin to that of the real-life Empress Matilda, who lived from 1102 to 1167. HBO – By David Routt, Adjunct Professor of History, University of Richmond Published: 2022 Oct 19 – In three decades …
A man walks across his land on the Navajo Nation to receive his monthly water delivery. Roughly one-third of Navajo homes lack piped water. Photograph: Spencer Platt/Getty Images As the climate crisis chokes Arizona and New Mexico, tribal regions often lack natural resources …
Ranchers are increasingly being forced to sell off parts of herds and seeing cows perish as drought conditions worsen. Carla Gómez, a rancher in Mora, New Mexico with her grandchildren. In April she had to flee her ranch to escape the largest wildfire …
A new U.S. quarter shows Nina Otero-Warren, a leader in New Mexico’s suffrage movement and the first female superintendent of Santa Fe public schools. U.S. Mint – By Anna María Nogar, Professor of Hispanic Southwest Studies, Department of Spanish and Portuguese, University of …
An explosive Spring season has already burned more land than the 10-year average, with Summers only expected to intensify. Fire activity is expected to increase in several US states over the coming months. Photograph: Marc Piscotty/Getty Image – Gabrielle Canon in San Francisco …
Elders testify in Oklahoma about beatings, whippings and sexual abuse at institutions that sought to assimilate Native children. Deb Haaland stands behind a Native American color guard ahead of the event in Anadarko on Saturday. Photograph: Bradley Brooks/Reuters – Associated Press in Anadarko, Oklahoma …
An artist’s impression of a new biofuel made by bacteria that could have a higher energy density than jet fuel. Jenny Nuss/Berkeley Lab – By Michael Irving 2022 Jun 30 – As effective as fossil fuels may be, their impact on the planet cannot …
Predicted wind gusts could cause fire to jump containment lines as crews in New Mexico try to stop growth of US’s biggest wildfire. Crews in northern New Mexico cut and clear containment lines around nearly half of the perimeter of the nation’s largest …
Starliner parachutes down in New Mexico. Boeing – By David Szondy 2022 May 25 – Boeing’s Starliner passenger spacecraft has successfully returned to Earth. At 4:49 pm MDT, the uncrewed capsule landed at the US Army’s White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico at …
“Sowing water” in this mountainous region has been crucial for people, crops, and biodiversity for more than a millennium. Antonio Ortega García adjusts slabs of stone, divering water from the Río Grande (foreground) to an acequia. All Photos by Kira Walker for Atlas …
