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Rain and sunlight interact over Tucson, July 5, 2018.

4 More Weeks of Monsoon, Tucson Has Beaten Normal Rain Totals

Sep 4, 2018 Tucson has received more than six inches of rain since the monsoon began, and much of Southern Arizona has surpassed normal totals.
One of the many young bobcats that Merry Lewis has witnessed being raised in her Tucson Foothills backyard since 1997.

Backyard Bobcats Delight Tucson Residents

Aug 31, 2018 The visiting native cats became a learning and teaching opportunity.
Google Maps image showing the location of the Buenavista del Cobre mine in the Mexican State of Sonora.

Mine Spill Victims Seek to Block Grupo Mexico Tailings Pond

Aug 31, 2018 The decision on one of Mexico’s most serious environmental disasters in decades could set precedent for other similar cases.
20 students from Nogales, Arizona and 20 from Nogales, Mexico take part in a unique program about listening at the border wall that runs through their city.

Listening Beyond the Wall

Aug 30, 2018 Also on Arizona Spotlight: "Cleopatra - No Submissive Woman"; bobcats in the backyard; and how Film Tucson is bringing Hollywood back to The Old Pueblo.
Firefighters assigned to the Obi Fire approach the fireline. Lightning caused the fire in Walhalla Plateau in Arizona on July 21, 2018.

How Climate Change Could Affect Wildfires in Arizona

Aug 27, 2018 What conditions experts are monitoring during the state's wet and dry seasons.

Development and the San Pedro

Aug 24, 2018 The Arizona Supreme Court sided with a homebuilder in Sierra Vista despite concerns about the San Pedro River.
Raindrops fall in pooling water on a Tucson street.

Weather Service: Heavy Flood Potential Through Friday

Aug 22, 2018 Moist and unstable air mean flooding is possible anytime, anywhere.
Tonopah Desert Recharge Project in Tonopah, about 65 miles west of Phoenix.

Arizona Has Been 'Banking' CAP Water But Doesn't Have a Clear Plan to Withdraw It

Aug 20, 2018 No infrastructure exists to pump from recharge sites where nearly 25 percent of the water-bank water is stored.
An aerial view of UA Tech Parks off Rita Road and I-10. An area west of the site is planned for residential, retail and office development.

UA Tech Park to Mentor Companies in Solar Competition

Aug 20, 2018 Participants could win portion of $3 million. Will receive help from UA and other 'Connector' organizations.
Dense trees grow in a forest in northeastern Arizona.

Researcher Finds New Urgency for Climate Solution in Tree Recovery Lag

Aug 19, 2018 Professor David Breshears says trees are failing to keep up with frequency of droughts.
Mike and Jules Peters present the new incarnation of The Alarm.

Sounding The Alarm in Tucson

Aug 17, 2018 Also on Arizona Spotlight: Banking water for when the Colorado River goes dry; a neighborhood movie star makes epic films in his own backyard.

Marana Developing Plan to Treat Two Contaminated Wells

Aug 16, 2018 Wells have tested positive for compounds not regulated by federal laws.
E. coli was reported in Citrus City, Arizona, approximately 40 miles east of Yuma.

Arizona Utility Company Customers Advised to Boil Water

Aug 16, 2018 The notice was issued Wednesday for a town 40 miles east of Yuma.
Boulder Basin at Lake Mead.

Vital Reservoir Lake Mead OK for Now, But Shortages Loom

Aug 16, 2018 A forecast suggests climate and demand could drain so much water cutbacks would be necessary.
The largest island in the ring is the tourist mecca of Santorini (also known as Thira), while the other islands are Thirasia and Aspronisi. The three pieces are what remains after an enormous eruption destroyed most of a volcanic island. Courtesy of NASA Earth Observatory.

UA Tree-Ring Research Narrows Window for Massive Bronze Age Eruption

Aug 16, 2018 Newer methods helped close the gap on an ancient explosion that dimmed the sun across the Eastern Mediterranean.
The Navajo Generating Station, April 2018.

Potential New Coal Plant Operator Offers Few New Details

Aug 15, 2018 The Chicago-based company said it would run the plant at 44 percent of capacity to make it more economical.

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