For the first time in four decades, the Rio Grande through Albuquerque is dry
For the first time in ~40 years (? - see below) New Mexico's Rio Grande has "broken" - is no longer flowing - in what we call "the Albuquerque reach". The river dries not with a bang, but with a muddy whimper and the dawn serenade of awakening birds. Battered by 100-degree days, with storage
Source: inkstain.net