University Showcase, 3/18, 8a: As the Russian war against Ukraine intensifies, medical workers from around the world are answering the call to help. Among them is , a University of New Mexico assistant professor who serves as medical director at the Sandoval Regional Medical Center in Rio Rancho. Wilks belongs to , an international disaster relief organization.
He previously deployed with the group to Mozambique after a powerful cyclone killed more than a 1,000 people and trigged mass flooding. He also went to Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria in 2017. He spoke from Lviv, Ukraine on March 11.
Also on this episode, this week the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said drought conditions across more than half the U.S. through at least June. This comes on the heels of news that the megadrought we have experienced for the past 22 years in the Southwest is the worst in over 1200 years. Research points to human-caused climate change as a major culprit. We revisit part of a previous interview with journalist Laura Paskus about her book 鈥淎t the Precipice: New Mexico鈥檚 Changing Climate鈥�
