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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Sat Sep 3, 2022, 08:23 PM Sep 2022

A New Mexico City Has Less Than 1 Month Of Water Left

ANew Mexico city is less than one month away from running out of fresh water after a massive wildfire sparked by the federal government left residents’ usual sources loaded with ash and charred debris.

Las Vegas, New Mexico ― a city of around 13,000 that shares its name with the glitzy Nevada metropolis ― has only around 20 days’ worth of water left, CNN reported Saturday.

The crisis has been building since the region, which lies east of Santa Fe, saw the worst wildfire on state record rage this spring.

Around 340,000 acres were destroyed in April and May when two burns planned by the U.S. Forest Service ended up merging by accident, fueled by bone-dry conditions and brisk winds. The prescribed burns were meant to prevent the widespread outbreak of fire. Instead, they forced thousands of people out of their homes.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/a-new-mexico-city-has-less-than-1-month-of-water-left/ar-AA11rhTD

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A New Mexico City Has Less Than 1 Month Of Water Left (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Sep 2022 OP
Forget it, Jake. It's Chinatown. underpants Sep 2022 #1
Gawrsh.. maybe they shouldn't have done two burns simultaneously. BWdem4life Sep 2022 #2

underpants

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1. Forget it, Jake. It's Chinatown.
Sat Sep 3, 2022, 08:37 PM
Sep 2022

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