AZPM’s Mini Severe Storm Guide
Fast-escalating storm causes widespread damage and power outages, prompting questions about monsoon season and climate change
Monsoon brings mixed emotions for road workers
The staff is on-call 24-hours a day.
Taming the Colorado
The Colorado River is the most dammed waterway in the US, but what was it like before? We go back to the battle over Parker Canyon Dam and how it changed Arizona's rights to the river's water forever.
Tucson receives $11M for bus stop shelters, trees and more
Tucson’s Sun Tran system is receiving more than $11 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation. The money is meant to fortify transit infrastructure and help protect vulnerable communities from the effects of climate change.
Persistent heat wave in the US expected to shatter new records as it bakes West and swelters in East
Phoenix topped out at 114 F, just shy of the record of 116 F dating to 1942.
NASA map shows temperatures up to 160 degrees on Phoenix streets, sidewalks
Surface temperatures that hot can cause severe contact burns within minutes or seconds.
Millions swelter under dangerous Fourth of July heat wave
Around 134 million people in the U.S. are under alerts as an “extremely dangerous and record-breaking” heat wave broils much of the country.
Arizona researchers tackle urban heat with innovative weather data collection
UA team partners with DOE’s Brookhaven Lab to study and mitigate extreme heat in the Southwest.
$55.2 million to boost clean energy in rural Arizona with new battery systems
Federal funding will support three new battery energy storage facilities, lower energy bills, create jobs, and promote sustainability in cities like Sahuarita.
Does Arizona have enough water?
Phoenix-area cities are spending big to make sure it does.
At least 6 heat-related deaths reported in metro Phoenix so far this year as high hits 115 degrees
A heat wave baked most of the United States on Friday, with numerous areas expected to see record-breaking temperatures.
HUD will allow more federal dollars to go toward electric bill assistance
Government officials visited a public housing complex in Tucson to make the announcement.
Conservation groups threaten legal action over Pinto Valley Mine expansion
Sierra Club and Maricopa Audubon Society claim violations of the Endangered Species Act, citing risks to wildlife and water resources.
The Buzz: Coping with Extreme Heat
As summer temperatures get dangerous, we look at efforts to keep people safe.
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.
