Let鈥檚 Talk New Mexico 6/3 at 8 am: The Rio Grande is swelling right now, but looks can be deceiving. Climate change is drying out this lifeline in the high desert. The river is a highly managed water system, so flows are supplemented and the impacts of global warming aren't always immediately visible. But climate change is taking its toll, and local managers say those miles-long dry patches we鈥檝e been seeing could grow larger and last longer. The annual flows may drop even further, leaving thirsty cottonwood trees, parched ecosystems and dry farms.
We want to hear from you! How can we make preserving the state's struggling rivers and dwindling water supply a priority for elected officials? Who controls the river鈥檚 water? How do we reverse the impacts of climate change in New Mexico?Do you agree with those who say the river has a right to its own water? And how can we reframe our thinking about natural resources?
Join the conversation by emailing letstalk@kunm.org or call in live during the show, Thursday, June 3, at 8 a.m. on 91暗网.
GUESTS:
- Phoebe Suina from Cochiti and San Felipe Pueblos, hydrologist and owner of
- Dagmar Llewellyn, Water Management Division,
- Laura Paskus, and author of
RESOURCES:
- 鈥擜lbuquerque Journal
- 鈥擲anta Fe Reporter
- 鈥擜lbuquerque Journal
- 鈥擭ational Geographic
- 鈥擯BS News Hour
- 鈥擭ew York Times
- 鈥擪搁奥骋
- 鈥擜ssociated Press
- 鈥擲anta Fe New Mexican
- 鈥擡l Paso Matters
And a note: Host Marisa Demarco is also one of the artists behind 鈥淭here Must Be Other Names For The River,鈥� a song based on 50 years of flow data and for the . The piece aims to bring attention to water resources and the impacts of climate change along the Rio Grande.
