by Matt Simon | Nov 7, 2026 | Climate Crisis, El Niño, Flooding, News, southwest
The Southwest just got way too much of a good thing. Last weekend, a ferocious storm inundated communities and killed at least four people. Though precipitation is an essential component of Arizona’s desert climate, the state got two or three months’ worth of it in just a few days — far more than human infrastructure could handle all at once. Since September 20, an astonishing 28.84…
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by Mike Ludwig | Mar 24, 2026 | AI, aridification, Arizona, Big Oil, Climate Change, Climate Crisis, Colorado River, data centers, Drought, Fires, Fossil Fuel Industry, Fossil Fuels, Heat Dome, Heat Wave, Heat Waves, News, Rainfall, southwest, US Southwest, Water
Tucson, Arizona — Deadly heat waves have become the summertime norm in Arizona and much of the Southwest in recent years. But this year, those heat waves are coming months before the height of summer. As an atmospheric “heat dome” planted itself over much of the U.S. West, temperatures outside Phoenix reached 101 degrees on the first day of spring, making Arizona the hottest place on Earth.
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