Los Alamos Daily Digest Monday, September 28, 2026
Ty's Take
You don't get many towns where the same week brings stories about Arctic acoustics, wheelchair ramps, and the county's science festival. But that's Los Alamos, where a handful of PhDs working on planetary-scale problems live next door to folks just trying to make sure the courthouse is accessible to everyone who needs to walk through those doors. The Lab's work listening to the Arctic matters, sure, but so does a county government that actually fixes the little things. That's the balance we strike up here on the plateau, between the work that changes the world and the work that changes your neighbor's life. Both kinds of science matter.
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Weather Alerts
Flood Watch
Flood Watch issued September 27 at 10:29PM MDT until September 30 at 6:00AM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...Areas along and east of the central mountain chain, including the east slopes of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Glorieta Pass, the Estancia Valley and Basin, and eastern Lincoln County eastward to the TX border. Som...
Los Alamos Daily Post
Scenes From Los Alamos ScienceFest 2026
Downtown Los Alamos hosted its 19th annual ScienceFest from September 18-26, 2026, featuring the theme 'It's All Elemental!' with activities centered on STEAM education. Visitors participated in hands-on demonstrations including solar car races, blacksmithing, robot programming, and electric bike...
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Los Alamos Reporter
LTE: County Upgrades To Buildings Include Hearing Accessibility
Los Alamos County has upgraded the hearing loop system at Fuller Lodge, restoring accessibility for residents with hearing loss who had stopped attending speaking events there. The Public Works Department responded to community requests to repair the critical accessibility feature.
LANL Maps Changing Sounds Of The Arctic To Strengthen Global Monitoring
Scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory have created an acoustic baseline map of the Arctic soundscape to monitor how the region is changing as sea ice retreats. The project aims to strengthen global monitoring capabilities in the rapidly shifting Arctic environment affected by new shipping...
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