As per NOAA National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) National Drought Overview for 2014, the United States experienced a significant recovery from the major 2012 drought on a national scale during 2013. The drought conditions returned in early 2014 with recovery in later year, contributing to the overall decrease in drought… Continue reading
In February 2014, Earth Data Analysis Center received a request from the U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich’s office to determine the shrinking state of snow-pack in New Mexico. Our Remote Sensing Specialist performed data analysis using the satellite image data obtained from the National Operational Hydrologic Remote Sensing Center (NOHRSC) at… Continue reading
Impacts of September 2013 Flooding in New Mexico story map focuses on the impacts of the rain event that took place between September 10 and 18, 2013 that caused extensive flooding and record stream flows across the State resulting in two Presidential Disaster Declarations totaling more than $18 million. This… Continue reading
The summer of 2013 brought extreme weather to New Mexico. By mid-summer, New Mexico was in the driest two-year period on record, and 45% of the state was in exceptional drought. By the end of summer, however, New Mexico had experienced its 6th wettest monsoon season, resulting in widespread flooding… Continue reading
The past three years have seen over 648,000 acres of land burned in New Mexico due to wildfire. Many of the RGIS data sets can be used to assess the effect of wildfire on the landscape of New Mexico. RGIS has New Mexico Fire Burn Severity data from 1985-2010 in… Continue reading
