Arizona

Climate change is happening now, right here in Arizona, and if we fail to take control of our own energy and climate future, we will fail future generations of Arizonans by leaving them a state that barely resembles the one we know and love today.

The Navajos used to call this place To' Dizli ("Flowing Water"), but now that seems like a sad irony. Dilkon, perhaps more than any other Navajo Nation chapter, has had to face climate change head on.

Saying students are getting only one side of the debate, a state senators wants to free teachers to tell students why they believe there is no such thing human-caused "global warming.''

Saying students are getting only one side of the debate, a state senator wants to free teachers to tell students why some believe there is no such thing as human-caused "global warming."

Recent monster forest fires hint at what's ahead in a changing climate, and land managers will have to adapt to preserve functioning watersheds. That's the conclusion of scientists who wrote about threats to ecosystems in an upcoming national assessment of climate change.

Posted by Zack Guido | on December 03, 2012
A once-promising winter forecast for an El Niño-and the wet conditions it often brings to the Southwest-has dissipated. Now, it appears a neutral phase of the El Niño-Southern Oscillation, or ENSO, is moving in, diminishing chances for copious winter rain and snow in the region.

Despite this year’s abundant monsoon season, researchers say climate change could be pushing the Southwest into a period of sustained drought.

Giant monsoon dust storms that roll across the Valley and coat everything in a fine film of dirt are becoming more frequent, according to the experts. That means more deadly accidents, more harmful pollution and more health problems for people breathing in the irritating dust particles.

Giant monsoon dust storms that roll across the Valley and coat everything in a fine film of dirt are becoming more frequent, according to the experts. That means more deadly accidents, more harmful pollution and more health problems for people breathing in the irritating dust particles.

Posted by Zack Guido | on June 27, 2012
The North American monsoon, the fickle phenomenon that is the summer rainy season in the Southwest, is forecast to be more vigorous than average, with a strong beginning and end.