New Mexico
Why is it so hazy in Phoenix today? You can thank a ‘Haboob’ from New Mexico
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — If you can see a dust storm from space, you know it’s huge. Dust picked up from decaying thunderstorms in New Mexico, causing a hazy first day of summer around the Phoenix metro and central and southern Arizona.
Yes, the dust came all the way from New Mexico.
National Weather Service meteorologists from El Paso to Albuquerque had their hands full with severe weather late Wednesday. Massive thunderstorms dumped large amounts of hail, flooding rain, and strong, damaging winds across the Land of Enchantment and beyond.
As we’ve seen here in the Phoenix metro during our summer Monsoon, when those towering thunderstorms start to collapse, the cold, dense air that drops tens of thousands of feet to the ground can roll up massive walls of dust.
These outflow boundaries can push this dust hundreds of miles, which showed up on weather satellites orbiting the Earth. Estimates put this enormous haboob at over 200 miles long. The outflow pushed the dust westward into our state in the overnight hours.
A check of air quality gauges across Maricopa County Thursday afternoon showed several with high levels of PM-10, particulate matter that can be unhealthy for sensitive groups of people with breathing issues.
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – A quiet, sunny and warm weekend will bring highs in the 80s to Albuquerque, with hotter weather in parts of southeast New Mexico.
Temps in the high 80s are expected Saturday in the Albuquerque area, with temperatures climbing into the upper 80s to near 90 on Sunday and Monday.
Southeast New Mexico will run hotter, with temperatures close to 100 degrees Sunday and Monday in Carlsbad and Roswell.
Rain chances will increase next week by Tuesday and Wednesday, with some afternoon and evening showers and storms possible. Some spots could see heavy rainfall on those days, including areas near Albuquerque.
Virgin Galactic is partnering with the nonprofit group Operation Period to research menstruation in space.
NEW MEXICO – Virgin Galactic plans a research flight on menstruation in space, aiming to study how microgravity could affect hormones and menstrual cycles on longer trips.
Virgin Galactic is partnering with the nonprofit group Operation Period to research menstruation in space.
The company plans to launch flights next year, and one of them will focus on the effects of microgravity on menstruation.
Two women researchers are currently training for the flight.
They say they hope to reveal how future space travel could affect hormones and the menstrual cycle, especially over long durations in space.
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