Heat

In 2019, the Phoenix Fire Department created a community risk reduction plan that’s drawing extra interest following January’s destructive wildfires in southern California.

Last year was Phoenix’s hottest year on record. In spite of that, fewer people died as a result of heat in Maricopa County in 2024 than in 2023, according to a new report from Maricopa County Public Health.

Phoenix’s largest hub for homeless services will lose beds for more than 100 people during the hottest part of the year as pandemic-era funding dries up.

A federal program that was supposed to bring a total of $153 million to low- and middle-income Arizonans for household energy efficiency upgrades is on pause amid uncertainty around federal grants.

Winter has been unseasonably warm, so it should come as no surprise that Phoenix hit 90 degrees on Tuesday, for the first time this year.

Democratic lawmakers introduced several bills this session aimed at protecting Arizonans from extreme heat. A bill to keep construction workers safer is advancing, but others have stalled.

One year after launching a pilot program offering chilled water to the public, Phoenix is planning an expansion.

Phoenix will unveil new art installations at parks across the city in coming months. The structures are not just art pieces – they’re also meant to create shade to keep park visitors cool.

February is off to an unseasonably warm start in Phoenix. As of Tuesday, the city has now had three days in a row of record-breaking heat.

Watching the wildfires devastate a major U.S. city has many of us wondering: Could it happen here? Research shows our ecosystem is changing, making us more at risk to wildfire than ever before.