New Mexico's governor urged residents in mandatory evacuation areas tonight to 'GO NOW,' as the state faces dangerous fire weather that's set to last into next week
of the Calf Canyon Fire — the state's second-largest wildfire on record — and let new blazes grow, the National Weather Service warned.in at least 1,200 years. Studies show this drought is tied to human-caused climate change.
"A relentless period of strong winds and dangerous fire weather conditions will exacerbate the fire threat across NM," the NWS office in Albuquerque stated on its website. Biden's declaration, which came Wednesday following a request from Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham , makes federal funding available to affected residents in the fire-ravaged counties of Colfax, Mora, San Miguel, and Valencia.
This weekend, locations in the entire state of Texas will be in the mid-90s or above, with some areas exceeding the triple-digits.
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