Climate Change
Recent Snowstorms Can’t Compete with Years of Drought in Southwest Colorado
By Grace Hood | Friday, Feb. 22, 2019
Soils beneath the snow are bone dry from drought, which could reduce runoff water to fill up reservoirs.
Arizona Scientists Aim to ‘Scrub’ Greenhouse Gas from the Air
By Lillian Donahue | Monday, Feb. 18, 2019
It looks like a carpet and acts like a sponge, but it’s actually a key innovation aimed at curbing rising carbon dioxide levels in the air.
‘Living off the Land’ in Turmoil: Tribal Leaders Testify on Climate Change Impact
By Keerthi Vedantam | Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019
“Hopi prophecy is all coming true. Climate change, the California wildfires, they were all predicted by Hopi elders telling us this is what’s going to happen.”
L.A.’s Trees are Dying but is City Hall Doing Enough to Save Them?
By Larry Altman | Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2019
Los Angeles needs an estimated budget increase of $40 to $50 million “to manage the urban forest at a sustainable level," according to a new report.
TGen, NAU Researchers Say West Nile Virus a Permanent Part of Arizona’s Ecosystem
By Lauren Schieler | Saturday, Feb. 9, 2019
The southern half of Arizona also appears to be an ongoing source of West Nile in neighboring states.
Will Arizona’s saguaros survive climate change and drought?
By Stephanie Morse | Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2018
Where are the young saguaros? Rising temperatures and drought have contributed to a decline in the establishment of young saguaros in Saguaro National Park.
Barley shortage could have you crying in your craft beer
By Samie Gebers | Monday, Dec. 24, 2018
A recent global study said beer prices could double under extreme heat and drought trends. Phoenix-area breweries said that prediction, if true, would affect them the most.
Population boom in West putting humans closer to devastating wildfires
By Laura Frank | Monday, Dec. 10, 2018
Since 2000, more than 25 million people living in the southwest have been threatened by wildfires that came within 10 miles of their towns