jfleck at inkstain

A flood for the ages.

Green acreage in non-Pueblo MRGCD irrigable parcels, summer 2026 Area of green land in the non-Pueblo Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District, summers 2017–2026.

Corrales is lovely.

Wettest rainfall September in Albuquerque history.

Albuquerque’s South Valley, September 2026.

My Utton Center posse is throwing a book launch party Friday (Sept. 25, 2026, 12:30 p.m.) at the Guild in Nob Hill.

Driest Rio Grande flow on record Updating my “drought and climate change” lecture each fall is a useful exercise – this year more useful than most.

Aristotle on the wisdom of Colorado River Compact litigation: Now, it is of great moment that well-drawn laws should themselves define all the points they possibly can and leave as few as may be to the decision of the judges….

My office mate and podcast hosting buddy Rin Tara had the good sense to pull out their phone and record some stuff while we were out at the Rio Grande Thursday, beneath the I40 bridge, waiting for the pulse flow to arrive.

Visualizing the pulse flow (click on the image to embiggen).

Wooden bats.

Great new stuff from the Colorado River Wilburys – Jack Schmidt, Anne Castle, Eric Kuhn, Kathryn Sorensen, and Rin Tara*: Reductions in Lower Basin water use during the last four years, including forecast use in 2026, are similar to the initial targets for

“Game on!”