Experts: New Mexico in for hotter, drier weather in 50 years
THERESA DAVIS, Albuquerque Journal
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1of5This June 20, 2021, image shows the Rio Grande flowing just north of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Top climate and water experts in the state warned a panel of New Mexico lawmakers during a meeting Tuesday, July 13, 2021, that water supplies are expected to shrink even more as temperatures rise.Susan Montoya Bryan/APShow MoreShow Less
2of5This July 10, 2021, image shows low water levels at Elephant Butte Reservoir near Truth or Consequences, New Mexico. Top climate and water experts in the state warned a panel of New Mexico lawmakers during a meeting Tuesday, July 13, 2021, that water supplies are expected to shrink even more as temperatures rise.Susan Montoya Bryan/APShow MoreShow Less
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New Mexico temperatures will likely continue to climb over the next 50 years, state geologist Nelia Dunbar said this week – a change with major consequences for regional water supplies and landscapes.
Dunbar, the New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources director, serves on the eight-member advisory panel crafting a “leap-ahead climate analysis” for the Interstate Stream Commission of what water supplies could look like in 2070.
The Chama River below Abiquiu Lake Tuesday June 22, 2021. (Eddie Moore/Albuquerque Journal)
“The question is not so much will (temperatures) increase, but by how much,” Dunbar said during a video update on the state’s long-term water plan.