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New Mexico Firefighters Rescue Adorable Elk Calf

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This year’s fire season is already off to a grueling start in New Mexico, as the Calf Canyon/Hermits Peak fire became the state’s largest wildfire in history earlier this month. The separate fires began in early April and had combined into one larger fire by the middle of that month, fueled by dry conditions and harsh… Read more.

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A New Mexico Town Is About to Run Out of Drinking Water

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A town in New Mexico is facing a triple punch of climate impacts from wildfire, drought, and intense rainfall. The city of Las Vegas, New Mexico is set to run out of drinking water in September, thanks to pollution and debris from the largest wildfire in state history. Read more.

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Bones of Mammoths Seemingly Butchered by Humans Found in New Mexico

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The bones of a mammoth and calf recently uncovered in New Mexico show signs of butchering, an exciting find that could help refine estimates of when humans first populated the Americas. Read more.

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Two Fires Have Joined Forces in New Mexico as Southwest Wildfires Continue to Blaze

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Two wildfires in New Mexico combined and have burned 54,004 acres of land since they first merged, according to an update by New Mexico Fire Information. The fires—separately known as Calf Canyon fire and Hermits Peak fire—first combined on April 19, 2022. The blaze is located near Gallinas Canyon, south of… Read more.

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New Mexico Jail Forced Into Lockdown After Cyberattack Incapacitates Cameras, Doors

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A suspected ransomware attack in New Mexico has incapacitated services for an entire county, including the local jail—which frighteningly lost access to its camera feeds, facility databases, and automated doors. Read more.

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Flash Floods Kill 4 People in the Wake of New Mexico's Historic Wildfire

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Another person has died in New Mexico flash floods. The victims were a family from West Texas visiting their cabin in New… Read more. The state has been grappling with flooding in the aftermath of its largest ever recorded wildfire. Three people were found killed in flash floods on July 21, according to the Associated Press.

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New Triceratops Relative Found on Ted Turner’s Ranch in New Mexico

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The reanalysis of a fossil found more than 20 years ago in New Mexico has resulted in the discovery of an entirely new species of horned dinosaur. Named Sierraceratops turneri , the Cretaceous beast is a sign that dinosaurs were more diverse than we thought—and that many new species are still waiting to be found.