Hot and Dry Podcast

Here are links to Bill's Trilogy  (in reverse order)The Trail to KanjirobaThe Last UnicornA Great Aridness 

Here is a link the to the report that Page mentions:Summary of 2021 IPCC ReportIf you're interested in the work that NM Forestry Division is doing check out: https://www.emnrd.nm.gov/sfd/   

Julia Bernal, Pueblo Action Alliance: https://www.puebloactionalliance.org/meet-our-team Water Back campaign: https://www.puebloactionalliance.org/water-back 

Page's links:https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2021/07/colorado-river-shrinking-hard-choices-lie-ahead-scientist-warnshttps://www.reviewjournal.com/news/politics-and-government/2021-legislature/nonfunctional-grass-to-be-banned-in-las-vegas-valley-2372927/https://www.npr.org/2021/07/13/1013446314/amid-a-mega-drought-a-water-shortage-will-be-declared-along-the-colorado-riverhttps://www.kunc.org/environment/2021-07-15/colorado-river-basin-reservoirs-begin-emergency-releases-to-prop-up-a-troubled-lake-powellhttps://qcnr.usu.edu/wats/colorado_river_studies/https://qcnr.usu.edu/coloradoriver/futureshttp://www.inkstain.net/fleck/Collin's links:https://apnews.com/article/business-environment-and-nature-new-mexico-83bc326a75e427c4a4548a40da8cc489https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/13/us/acequias-drought-new-mexico-southwest.html?smid=tw-sharehttps://science.sciencemag.org/content/368/6488/314https://www.pnas.org/content/113/42/11770https://www.opb.org/article/2021/07/15/numbers-explain-how-and-why-west-bakes-burns-and-dries-out/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/22/climate/climate-change-southwest-humidity.htmlhttps://www.nytimes.com/article/why-does-california-have-wildfires.htmlhttps://www.nature.com/articles/s41561-019-0480-xhttps://www.nbcnews.com/science/environment/s-heat-wave-american-west-rcna1226https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/study-warming-makes-us-west-megadrought-worst-modern-70188982https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1029/2019EF001210https://theconversation.com/trees-are-dying-of-thirst-in-the-western-drought-heres-whats-going-on-inside-their-veins-162385?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=bylinetwitterbutton

Laura's book - At the Precipice: New Mexico's Changing Climate available from UNM PressLaura on Twitter:@LauraPaskusDrop us a line at: hotdrypodcast@gmail.com or follow us on Twitter: @hotdrypod

In this episode of Hot & Dry, we talk about local solutions to global issues with Las Cruces City Council member, Gabe Vasquez. Joined by a charm of finches, we talk to Gabe about his reason for running for council, his big ideas for the Rio Bravo, and what post-council life looks like for him. Join us.

Learn more about Nina and see more of her work HERE.Nina mentions THIS project by Tewa Women United, and it's more than worthy of your time and attention.Nina also mentions Chip Thomas. Discover his incredible work HERE.

New co-host Page Buono joins Hot and DryMore info on Melanie StansburyNM Voter information check if you're registered and VOTE!ps. apologies for the slight audio issues in this episode, working with new equipment and still recording remotely.photo: courtesy of Melanie for NM

Cally and Collin talk to folks impacted by the fires in CA, OR, and WA. We chat with a climate scientist to understand the influence of warmer temperatures on the fire. Episode Art Credit: Photo by MILKOVÍ on Unsplash

We recorded this podcast before the devastating fires exploded on the west coast. When we say living with fire, we do not mean living with the kind of fire we saw this week. Our thoughts are with everyone whose lost homes, favorite places or god forbid loved ones. As we live through these fires, I hope we can look towards a future where we have a more balanced relationship with fire. We've changed the name of the episode to good fire to reflect that there are (at least) two kinds of fire.The Nature Conservancy's Training Exchange Program  

The WUI or wildland urban interface is a complex ecological and social geography that has made the news in recent years with massive fires in California. Some have called for more restrictions in building as a solution to WUI issues. In this episode we explore lessons we can learn from our neighbors, past and present, that may lead to other solutions. episode art: Tom (center) and his neighbors discussing WUI actions to reduce fire risk, credit C. Haffey

Cally and Collin talk about watershed restoration and how to pay for it with two experts from New Mexico.  episode art credit: Lenya Quinn-Davidson  norcalrxfirecouncil.org

Discussion on extreme fire. how can we prepare for it? How might it change in the future? How does experience play into the definition of and preparation for extreme fire?Episode art: Kari Greer NIFC

Following a catastrophic  fire like the 2011 Las Conchas Fire, watersheds are at risk of massive amounts of flooding and erosion. Episode art: Frijoles Canyon 2011, credit: C. Haffey.

Episode Art: Las Conchas Start - Dale Coker, National Park Service

Hot & Dry Season 2 is produced with support from the Southwest Fire Science ConsortiumEpisode art photo credit: Rio Grande Returning Heros Program, Lumberton Fire 5/10/2020

What did the New Mexico legislature accomplish on climate in 2019? And what's next?

In this week's episode, we sit down with journalist Laura Paskus to celebrate the snowpack, bemoan the dry, dry ground it will melt into this spring, and consider how freaked out we should be about our too-close-to-empty reservoirs.

New Mexico's leaders want to stop burnin' up money by wasting methane in the oil fields. Reducing methane waste is good for the climate too. Plus, Michael Cohen jokes!

This week we break down The Energy Transition Act, which would make New Mexico a national leader in renewable energy and shut down the San Juan Generating Station.