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Very High

drought Drought Risk in New Mexico

Overall State Risk Score: 7/10

New Mexico faces very high drought risk. 7 of 31 counties (23%) rated high or very high by FEMA National Risk Index.

Seasonal pattern: June-September

Highest-Risk Cities in New Mexico

1
Albuquerque, NM
Moderate · 5 historical events
FEMA: 3Historical: 10

Other Hazards in New Mexico

earthquake
Earthquake Risk
Score: 5/10
wildfire
Wildfire Risk
Score: 7/10
hurricane
Hurricane Risk
Score: 1/10
flood
Flood Risk
Score: 0/10
tornado
Tornado Risk
Score: 3/10
winter-storm
Winter Storm Risk
Score: 9/10
landslide
Landslide Risk
Score: 5/10
extreme-heat
Extreme Heat Risk
Score: 5/10
high-wind
High Wind Risk
Score: 5/10
tsunami
Tsunami Risk
Score: 0/10

How this data is built

New Mexico drought risk combines Historical Event Intelligence with authoritative hazard modeling from the Geospatial Intelligence Layers catalog. Live event monitoring is available through the Event Intelligence API and the DisasterAWARE Platform.

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