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Martin Heinrich: I have quit using the word drought. I now call it aridification because we are in such a permanent change of…

On the recordJune 14, 2021
I have quit using the word drought. I now call it aridification because we are in such a permanent change of precipitation in the State of New Mexico.
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Martin Heinrich
Democratic · New Mexico

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Heinrich emphasizes the severity of climate change in New Mexico.

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