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Podcast: New Mexico in Focus (A Production of NMPBS)
Episode: New Mexico’s Changing Drought & The Story Behind the ABQ Tram Rescue | 1.10.22
Description: Parker Williams is a bioclimatologist who studies drought and wildfire in the western United States. He spoke with correspondent Laura Paskus about today’s ongoing drought and how it compares and contrasts with droughts in the ancient past. The two also talked about wildfire in the West and how climate change and warmer temperatures affect fire season and landscapes. Williams is an associate professor in the Department of Geography at UCLA.
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