Climate Change

As of Monday, Phoenix has had 151 dry days in a row. There has been no measurable rainfall at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport since Aug. 22.

More than 100 Arizona firefighters are stationed in California to assist with massive wildfires in the region.

Via KJZZ's Q&AZ reporting project, one listener asked: What happens if climate change makes Phoenix uninhabitable? As it turns out, it's not exactly unprecedented.

Fremont cottonwoods are found along many rivers and streams across Arizona. But new research shows the iconic trees are struggling to survive as the climate warms.

The Sierra Club - Grand Canyon Chapter and more than two dozen other groups are calling on lawmakers to prioritize Arizona’s environment when the new legislative session begins next week.

Phoenix is known for heat, but it’s never been this hot in the Valley before. The National Weather Service confirms 2024 was Phoenix’s hottest year on record.

The city is receiving $1.5 million from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Officials say the grant is the latest step in a 2012 city housing plan that identified mobile homes as the single-most affordable type of housing.

Scientists are trying to figure out better ways to water trees, in an effort to both conserve the limited resource and preserve tree health and the shade trees provide.

As soon as he is inaugurated Jan. 20, President-elect Donald Trump could revoke that rule and others aimed at slowing climate change, fulfilling a campaign promise to end what he called a “regulatory jihad to shut down power plants.”

While the West has been dealing with drought for years, areas in New Jersey, Delaware and Massachusetts are also seeing extreme drought, and much of the East Coast is currently in a moderate drought.