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Experts say New Mexico in for hotter, drier weather in 50 years
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THERESA DAVIS ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL
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This 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. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. Scientists say New Mexico temperatures will likely continue to climb over the next 50 years a change with major consequences for regional water supplies and landscapes.
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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.