Climate Change

New research from ASU found that there are more mosquitoes in Arizona now, but climate change may have an impact on their population.

Phoenix is among 33 cities across the globe joining a collaboration on extreme heat. The new Cool Cities Accelerator was announced at the C40 World Mayors Summit in Rio De Janeiro this week.

A new report that ranks states based on climate-related risks and how they impact human health has some not-so-great news for Arizona. The data from the Commonwealth Fund ranks Arizona 45th in the country.

If you need to get from point A to point B, an app can show you the fastest route, or the shortest route. But, until now, you’ve not really been able to see the shadiest route.

The ponderosa pine forests of northern Arizona are one of the state’s natural treasures. But they’re disappearing. The data is stark: We could lose up to 90% of the ponderosa pines across the Southwest over the next several decades.

One year since announcing a plan to increase shade citywide, Phoenix has installed 155 shade structures and planted more than 7,200 new trees.

This summer was one of the hottest on record in Phoenix. And temperatures this June, July and August were especially warm at night.

Making a wildlife film can take you to some fascinating places. From waiting weeks for an elk battle, to getting inside of a snake hole or under a beaver dam. Ben Masters specializes in just that.

University of California researchers have even formed a consortium called UC Dust to research the causes, impacts and future of dust storms in California.

Community members from across Arizona convened in Tucson beginning Sept. 4 for a two-day event called the People’s Hearing. It was the second event of its kind in the U.S. focused on communities disproportionately impacted by environmental hazards.