If nothing else, the last 12 months of floods, fires, droughts, and other meteorological torments delivered an uncomfortable message. Extreme events are happening more often. And they are happening almost everywhere.
The situation highlights how precarious water has become for this city of almost 22,000 in western New Mexico and offers a peek inside the complicated efforts required to manage water in the 21st century.
U.S. and Mexican officials settled a dispute that had been simmering for several months and led to protests by Mexican farmers concerned about water access.
