New Rockford Transcript - Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883

Along with predicting high and low temperatures and chances of precipitation, weather forecasters added a new element to weather reports in 2021: Air Quality Index (AQI). Smoke from fires in the western states and in Canada has traveled across the entire country, blocking incoming sunlight and impacting visibility. Fine particulate matter is a major component of smoke and can be a major he...