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New Mexico’s largest reservoir plunges to just 1.4% full

Elephant Butte Reservoir, New Mexico’s largest reservoir, plunged to just 1.4 percent capacity in July 2026 after years of extreme drought and record early snowmelt. The dramatic decline exposed long-submerged debris and underscored the growing strain on Rio Grande water supplies used by farms in New Mexico and Texas.

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Global Heating Will Hit At Least 1.8C, UN Warns, and There Are 'No Good Outcomes'

An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Guardian: Global heating will reach at least 1.8C under even the most optimistic future, well beyond the Paris agreement goal of 1.5C, according to a UN…

  • Global temperatures will rise at least 1.8C above preindustrial levels
  • No positive outcomes exist beyond 1.5C, warns UN report
  • Significant damage projected to agriculture, health, and economies

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