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The 2022 Calf Canyon/Hermits Peak Fire was the largest and most destructive wildfire in the history of New Mexico. The fire burned 341,471 acres (138,188 hectares) between early April and late June in the southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains, in San Miguel, Mora, and Taos counties. It was the most significant fire of the record-breaking 2022 New ...
Satellite imagery from GOES-16 shows smoke plumes from multiple wildfires in northern New Mexico moving east into Texas during a wind event on April 29, 2022. The 2022 New Mexico wildfire season were a series of wildfires which burnt throughout the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of December 13, 2022, 904,422 acres (366,007 ha) had burned across ...
Las Vegas, often known simply as Vegas, is a city in and the county seat of San Miguel County, New Mexico, United States. [6] Once two separate municipalities (one a city and the other a town), both were named Las Vegas—West Las Vegas ("Old Town") and East Las Vegas ("New Town"); they are separated by the Gallinas River and retain distinct characters and separate, rival school districts.
June 18, 2024 at 5:21 PM. SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Thousands of residents fled their homes as a wildfire swept into the mountain village of Ruidoso in southern New Mexico on Tuesday, destroying or ...
June 19, 2024 at 5:30 AM. At least one person has been reported dead as a result of the fast-growing wildfires still burning in New Mexico, officials said Tuesday. The state Department of Homeland ...
It seems Formula 1 was not prepared for what the weather is like in Las Vegas in November. This weekend’s Las Vegas Grand Prix starts at 10 p.m. local time (1 a.m. ET) for a couple of reasons: A ...
State. Scenic. ← NM 103. → NM 105. New Mexico State Road 104 (also termed State Highway 104 or NM 104) is a 106.9-mile-long (172.0 km) state highway in the U.S. state of New Mexico. The route travels through San Miguel and Quay counties, and through the communities of Las Vegas, Alta Vista, Trementina, Garita, and Tucumcari .
On average, more than 2 percent of the land in New Mexico has burned per decade since 1984. Wildfire smoke can reduce air quality and increase medical visits for chest pains, respiratory problems, and heart problems". "The combination of more fires and drier conditions may expand deserts and otherwise change parts of New Mexico’s landscape.