• Major dust storm hits parts of Texas and New Mexico

    Powerful winds produced a major dust storm over parts of Texas and New Mexico on April 10, 2019. NWS El Paso station at San Augustin Pass east of Las Cruces recorded a wind gust of 102 mph (164 km/h). NWS office in Santa Teresa recorded wind gusts to 60 mph (96…

  • Albuquerque aquifer system shows impact of groundwater pumping

    According to two new reportts published by the USGS, groundwater pumping has produced significant changes in water levels below some parts of the Albuquerque metropolitan area.For many decades, the water supply requirements of the Albuquerque metropolitan area in centra