The northern Chihuahuan Desert is parched. We're now into the second longest dry spell in recorded history. Parts of southeastern New Mexico have not seen measurable rain in 200 days. The last measurable rain for Carlsbad was October 21, 2010. You can see it when you look at the flora. There's a noticeable absence of blooming flowers, and many plants--like the Creosote--have not unfurled their leaves. Many leaves are just brown. We'll be resorting to rain dances in the not-too-distant future.
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| Becca, east of Tortugas Mountain |
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| Bone-dry Creosote leaves |
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| A look at the parched desert east of Tortugas |
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| A lost bumper--looks like a Jeep |
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| Four dry sisters |
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| What's red, white, blue and black? |
2 comments:
Maybe Becca can do a rain dance.
Get photos of the rain dance, especially if Becca helps out!
I heard on the NPR that it looks like the drought will go on for some time. Meanwhile, the Midwest is flooding like crazy. I hope the weather report was wrong, and it's starts raining soon!
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