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King penguins are the rare species benefiting from a warming world. But that could change
2+ hour, 2+ min ago (821+ words) The study says climate change's rising seas may threaten tens of millions more people than scientists and government planners originally thought because of mistaken research assumptions on how high coastal waters already are. WASHINGTON " The warming world has disrupted the…...
As Iran war shakes energy system, some see powerful argument for renewable energy
6+ hour, 2+ min ago (793+ words) Bombed refineries, disrupted shipping channels for oil and liquefied natural gas and skyrocketing fuel prices should point even the most reluctant leaders to a cleaner fossil free future, some experts hope. But others are dismissive, noting the same speculation emerged,…...
Record heat could put Colorado River closer to crisis
5+ hour, 32+ min ago (1497+ words) The record-breaking heat in this month's forecast is likely to help push the Colorado River Basin to the edge of "disaster," in which drastic cuts in water use will be necessary next year, experts say." The heat is almost certain…...
Extreme Weather California
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (105+ words) Extreme Weather California'Arizona Daily Star Javascript is required to use this website. Construction workers spray water during an unseasonably hot day at MacArthur Park on March 12 in Los Angeles. US weather to go nuts with blizzard, polar vortex, heat dome,…...
Washington Weather
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (103+ words) Washington Weather'Arizona Daily Star Javascript is required to use this website. The U.S. Capitol is seen during a snowy day on Capitol Hill, March 12, in Washington. US weather to go nuts with blizzard, polar vortex, heat dome, atmospheric river all at…...
High-tech snowplows and AI help cities clean up from big storms
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (864+ words) Residents of Syracuse, New York " America's snowiest city " once barraged a service hotline with street neglect complaints during blizzards, even if plows had passed two hours earlier but the work was hidden by fresh snow. Now public trust seems to…...
Fire officials bracing for a wild wildfire season
5+ day, 3+ hour ago (508+ words) A record warm winter could lead to record wildfires this summer. Phoenix hit 90 degrees during the last week of February, and it was 89 in Southern Arizona, temperatures we normally don't see until late March. Late February also saw the high…...
Local opinion: Turns out water actually is life
1+ week, 1+ day ago (374+ words) "Twilight Zone: The movie" opens inside a car eerily cruising down a lonely desert highway on a pitch-black night. Feels scary watching it. After the driver nervously jokes about being scared, the passenger turns to him and says: "Do you…...
'Bonkers' warmth: Record-breaking winter hits Tucson and the West
1+ week, 2+ day ago (795+ words) The period of December 2025 through February 2026 (the National Weather Service's definition of winter for record-keeping purposes) saw Tucson averaging 59.3 degrees. That's 5 degrees above the normal wintertime average temperature and 1.4 degrees above the average temperature during the previous record-setting winter of…...
It was Tucson's warmest winter on record: Quick facts to know
1+ week, 2+ day ago (102+ words) That's using the National Weather Service's definition of winter for its record-keeping: December 2025 through February 2026. In Tucson, that period averaged 59.3 degrees. That was a full 5 degrees above the normal wintertime average temperature. It was also 1.4 degrees above the average temperature…...