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New Mexico Nomad (newmexiconomad@mstdn.social)'s status on Monday, 03-Mar-2025 08:21:44 JST New Mexico Nomad

Located between Silver City and Deming, City of Rocks State Park is known for its large rock columns, that rise up to 40 feet. The boulders were formed by a large volcanic eruption about 34.9 million years ago.
#OptOutside #roadtrip #travel #daytrip #nature #geology #whataview #NewMexico #landscape #HighDesert
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Linux Walt (@lnxw37j1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw37j1@gnusocial.jp)'s status on Sunday, 26-Jan-2025 23:33:08 JST Linux Walt (@lnxw37j1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

Up to an inch of #wet_snow expected tonight in areas of #SoCal's #San_Bernardino County above 3,000 feet tonight. #NOAA / #NWS alerting because of hazardous road conditions. #High_Desert #Mojave_Desert

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LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Sunday, 02-Jul-2023 16:54:28 JST LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
- SoCal: Southern California
I think all the North American deserts are rain-shadow deserts. By this I mean that in the direction of the prevailing winds, there are mountain ranges that parallel the coastline. Most of the moisture is squeezed out of the air by going over the mountains ⛰️ leaving large areas where the annual evaporation exceeds the annual rainfall.

This is exacerbated by the fact that the oceanic currents West of us are relatively cold. They don’t add as much moisture to the atmosphere as warm currents do.

There are several different deserts 🏜️, which can be divided along elevation, geology, precipitation, other climate measures, and by the biological organisms that live there. So for instance, the #High_Desert and #Intermediate_Desert ares of !SoCal have specific plants 🌱 and animals that live there. The #Low_Desert consist of multiple sub deserts with different climates and life forms. These deserts are generally located at lower elevations as well as being to the south of the other deserts. Most of the Low Deserts are subsets of the Sonoran Desert.

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LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Sunday, 02-Jul-2023 05:28:37 JST LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
- SoCal: Southern California
The !SoCal #High_Desert (elevation 3000 feet and higher) and #Intermediate_Desert (below 3000 feet, but still higher and more northerly than the low deserts), which are portions of the #Mojave_Desert, are expecting peak temperatures of 100⁰F / 38⁰C and up, while the #Low_Desert (including the Colorado Desert, Sonoran Desert, and a couple of other smaller deserts) are expecting 110⁰F / 43⁰C and up.

Excessive heat warnings issued across much of desert areas of #CA, #NV, #AZ. Stay out of the heat as much as possible.

https://www.weather.gov/vef/
https://www.weather.gov/sgx/
https://www.weather.gov/psr/
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LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Saturday, 01-Jul-2023 11:46:51 JST LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
- SoCal: Southern California
I'm told that Palm Springs in !SoCal's #Low_Desert reached 111F today. Multiple places in the #High_Desert should also be above 100F tomorrow and Sunday (Sat 2023-07-01 and Sun 2023-07-02), but with low humidity.

This isn't like #TX, where parts of the state were under "wet bulb" warnings (so hot and so humid that people are likely to die because their bodies cannot cool off) recently.

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LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Monday, 05-Sep-2022 06:07:52 JST LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

#NOAA / #NWS sending alerts (including phone alerts) for flash flooding in #San_Bernardino County. Covered areas include portions of the #Inland_Empire in the San Bernardino Valley, areas in the San Bernardino Mountains, and portions of the #High_Desert.

Travel is not recommended because of road flooding, unless in an evacuation zone.

Portions of #I-15, #SR-18, #SR-247, #SR-138, #SR-62 are included.

(And again, AT&T vs Verizon vs TMobile alerting somewhat different areas.)

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