Here's why an Arizona medical examiner is working to track heat-related deaths
Rethinking how to catalog and count heat-related deaths is a major step toward understanding the growing impacts of climate change.
Conflicting weather patterns bring monsoon uncertainty
The upcoming transition between an El Niño winter and a La Niña summer is unique.
Celebrating one of the Sonoran Desert's most popular visitors.
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New research center focuses on hot weather planning
The University of Arizona is playing a key role to help communities mitigate heat effects.
Arizona is boosting efforts to protect people from the extreme heat after hundreds died last summer
Arizona's new heat officer is working with local governments and nonprofit groups to open more cooling centers and ensure homes have working air conditioners.
Hot weather brings annual housing concerns to Arizona
City planners seek to create policies to keep residents cool and relieve the affordable housing crisis.
The Buzz: Invasive plants and wildfire danger
Arizona's increasing risk of wildfire and encroaching invasive plants are putting native plants in peril.
UA’s College of Public Health secures $3.8 million NIH grant to pioneer climate change and health research
SCORCH initiative focuses on forecasting, adaptive responses and community resilience
Rainwater contents may surprise you
A UA study looks at what is in local rain.
3 inches of rain leads to flooding, evacuations for a small community near the Grand Canyon
A flood advisory remained in effect Wednesday for Tusayan and the surrounding area.
Hurricane Hillary will bring rain to Southern Arizona
Most of Pima County will see only moderate rainfall this weekend.
The Buzz: Lightning and Southern Arizona
As the monsoon hits our area, we look at why lightning is such a big part of those storms.
Phoenix scorches at 110 for 19th straight day, breaking big US city records in global heat wave
The city's record streak of 110 degrees Fahrenheit (43.3 Celsius) or more stood out even amid sweltering temperatures across the globe.
This summer's monsoon off to a slow start
Early weeks indicate southern Arizona will not reach last year's rainfall total.
Monsoon dangers include dust storms in rural Arizona
Experts advise motorists to avoid trouble on roads and highways during sudden storms.
