Coverage dated November 6, 2026

Desert icons collapse as southwestern US gets pummeled with rain and flooding

Headline from WTOP Washington DC

There are stretches of high desert in northwestern New Mexico where Mother Nature has sculpted otherworldly forms using wind, rain and the passage of time. Hefty planks of rock defy gravity as they balance atop spindly pedestals of clay, while some columns of sandstone take on the appearance of lace…

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  1. WTOP Washington DC

    Desert icons collapse as southwestern US gets pummeled with rain and flooding (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    There are stretches of high desert in northwestern New Mexico where Mother Nature has sculpted otherworldly forms using wind, rain and the passage of time. Hefty planks of rock defy gravity as they balance atop spindly pedestals of clay, while some columns of sandstone take on the appearance of lace…

  2. Triblive

    Desert icons collapse as southwestern U.S. gets pummeled with rain and flooding (opens Triblive)

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    There are stretches of high desert in northwestern New Mexico where Mother Nature has sculpted otherworldly forms using wind, rain and the passage of time.

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