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Vertical farmed plants are fed with liquid nutrients instead of soil.

Scientists consider vertical farming ahead of changing climate

Dec 13, 2019 A UA researcher says the technique could help solve future food concerns.
University of Arizona sophomore Kyle Kline speaks to a crowd gathered at a climate strike protest at El Presidio Park in Tucson on Sept. 20, 2019.

Tucson youth will hold another climate strike Friday

Dec 5, 2019 Students will take to the streets once again to demand action on climate change.
U.S. Rep. Raul Grijalva speaks the the Pima County Democratic Party election night event, Nov. 6, 2018.

Rep. Grijalva attends UN climate change summit

Dec 2, 2019 A dozen House Democrats are in Madrid for an international climate change meeting this week.
Cars moving through Tucson.

Mayors of Arizona's largest cities push to stay in Paris Climate Agreement

Nov 26, 2019 Two Arizona mayors are pressing the state's congressional delegation to take action on climate change.
Biosphere 2's iconc glass-walled rainforest, left, has been closed while scientists conduct a four-month drought study.

Biosphere 2 drought study continues

Nov 22, 2019 The water was shut off to the rainforest biome for a multiweek measurement of dry conditions.
The flight line at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base.

Study: Arizona military base will be hardest hit by climate change

Nov 14, 2019 Bases in the state could see an increasing number of dangerously hot days, the study says.
An irrigation canal carries Colorado River water to crop fields in central Arizona.

New analysis spells out serious legal risk to Colorado River water users

Nov 14, 2019 As climate change continues to sap the river’s water, some users face serious legal risks to their supplies.
The Thomas Fire, Ventura, California, December 2017. Rising temperatures, drought and wind conditions linked to climate change are contributing to larger, more hazardous fires that cost more to fight.

Global scientist coalition delivers climate warning

Nov 6, 2019 An article predicts "untold human suffering" unless deep and lasting shifts are made.
University of Arizona sophomore Kyle Kline speaks to a crowd gathered at a climate strike protest at El Presidio Park in Tucson on Sept. 20, 2019.

In Their Own Words: Young climate change activists

Sep 27, 2019 Kyle Kline, 19, and Daniel Casanova, 18, led Tucson's climate strike in September.
A building northwest of Willcox was damaged by an EF-1 tornado on Sept. 23, 2019.

No mere dust devil: Tornado near Willcox a rarity for Arizona

Sep 24, 2019 The tornado reached speeds of 90-100 mph and injured two people.
Kyle Kline, left, and Daniel Casanova are co-leads of the local chapter of the Arizona Youth Climate Strike.

Tucson youth will hold a climate rally on Friday

Sep 19, 2019 Students are holding a rally in downtown Tucson to push for action on climate change, joining similar global events this week.
People on the University of Arizona campus take advantage of a lull in a summer rain storm to get to where they're going, Aug. 28, 2019.

Dry monsoon caused by roaming high-pressure system

Aug 30, 2019 This year's monsoon in Tucson is almost 3.5 inches behind what the area received last year.
Immigrant children sit in a detention facility in Nogales, Arizona in 2014.

US moves FEMA, Coast Guard money to fund border programs

Aug 28, 2019 $217 million would be moved to fund things like increasing the number of beds for detained immigrants.
Looking out on Boulder Basin, Lake Mead.

Climate change still threatens Colorado River after wet winter

Aug 15, 2019 Despite recent wet conditions, states still face a future with increasingly less water for farms and cities.
Conservation agriculture in Zimbabwe.

UA scientist analyzing how well farming techniques travel

Jul 31, 2019 The researcher asks why a conservation agriculture method used in North America hasn't caught on in Zimbabwe.
The Green and Colorado Rivers meet at Canyonlands National Park in Utah.

As Southwest water managers grapple with climate change, can a 'Grand Bargain' work?

Jul 29, 2019 The approach aims to rebalance some of the bad math that came from promising water to too many people.

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