Two drought-fueled wildfires blazed on June 1, 2013, in northern New Mexico. About 81 percent of the state was experiencing extreme or exceptional drought.
Published Jun 4, 2013
Lightning ignited a wildfire in Gila National Forest on June 7, 2013.
Published Jun 11, 2013
By early May 2022, nearly a quarter million acres had burned in New Mexico, almost double the annual total of 2021.
Published May 3, 2022
Dense forests in the Mogollon Mountains make for a smoky fire.
Published May 25, 2012
A new high-resolution cloud atlas will help ecologists map the distribution of ecosystems on the ground.
Published Apr 22, 2016
Strong, gusty winds and an exceedingly dry landscape fueled an early and severe outbreak of fire.
Published Apr 25, 2022Image of the Day Atmosphere Heat Land Drought Fires Human Presence Remote Sensing
The widespread fires shown in this image taken on May 20, characterizes the extreme fire season Mexico experienced in 2011.
Published May 25, 2011
Dense smoke billows from the White Fire, a large forest fire burning in southern New Mexico, in this true-color image from April 3, 2011.
Published Apr 4, 2011
Officials declared an environmental emergency due to unhealthy air quality.
Published May 17, 2019
Heat from New Mexico’s Silver fire produced a towering pyrocumulus cloud on June 12, 2013.
Published Jun 14, 2013
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