According to the Department of Energy, an evaporative cooler running in low humidity can reduce the ambient temperature by 5 to 15 degrees. (Getty Images) In late May in Albuquerque, as the ...

THE START OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. AS OF WEDNESDAY, 1038 HVAC ORDERS HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED AT ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS FROM HOT CLASSROOMS, BROKEN SWAMP COOLERS TO WATER LEAKS A ...

NIGHT. THE SUMMER WEATHER HAS BEEN CAUSING PROBLEMS FOR SO MANY NEW MEXICANS, WITH SOME EXPERIENCING ISSUES WITH THEIR OWN COOLING SYSTEMS. REPORTER JULIAN PARRA SPOKE WITH HVAC SPECIALISTS WHO TELL ...

“I just couldn’t think straight,” Albuquerque resident Becky Wood said, describing what it felt like attempting to get work done in an 85-degree house during the city’s hottest summer days. “I would ...