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