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Our Land: Rio Grande Spring Flow and Climate Change

Aerial view of a large body of water flanked by dried-up brush and trees.

May 8, 2020 – On this month’s episode of Our Land, we look back to 2018, when the Rio Grande dried in April after a warm, dry winter. At the time, correspondent Laura Paskus spoke with scientists whose research showed how climate change is already affecting the amount of streamflow in the Rio Grande that…

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COVID-19: Searching for a Vaccine

Gloved hands insert a syringe into a vial, with hands in the background holding a sign that reads "COVID19".

May 1, 2020 – There are now more than one million confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the United States and more deaths in just two months than in the entire Vietnam conflict. Many experts agree developing a vaccine against the coronavirus is key to vanquishing it and fully reopening our society, but how long will…

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