Growing wildfire threats loom over the birthplace of the atomic bomb
Los Alamos National Laboratory says it’s prepared, but an audit in 2021 suggests it’s not
At one point, the Cerro Pelado fire in New Mexico came within about six kilometers of Los Alamos National Laboratory, the birthplace of the atomic bomb. Here, smoke from the fire is seen on April 29.
Robert Browman/The Albuquerque Journal via AP
There are things I will always remember from my time in New Mexico.