View from the Rio Grande Gorge, near Taos, in mid May
New Mexicans are facing the impacts of climate change like never before. Record breaking fires across my home state have forced thousands to evacuate, hundreds of homes are already lost; hundreds of thousands of acres burned and all of our forests are at risk and indefinitely closed. New Mexican communities that have sustained themselves for hundreds of years have faced unprecedented destruction and now encounter high rebuilding costs and an uncertain future climate. Here and here are some opportunities to pitch in to help those most impacted by the fires.
These fires are one of the expected results of decades of warming and drying of the region caused by climate change. Climate change is gaining speed and we continue to rely on fossil…