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Arizona Sonoran News

Arizona Sonoran News

Student Newswire of The University of Arizona School of Journalism

Arizona Sonoran News

Biologist Don Swann peers toward Tucson from Saguaro National Park -- North. © Kaite Fletcher, 2018

Climate change and the national park’s saguaro cactuses

Kaitlyn Fletcher December 5, 2018

Tall and resilient, the saguaros of the Sonoran Desert are finding it more difficult to reach maturity as higher temperatures exacerbate drought and leave a trail of young cactus carcasses. A hotter,...

On Sept. 16, Phoenix, Arizona sustained record flooding. (Courtesy, Jon Roig)

Arizona drought may be nearing an end

Malcolm Fuller November 25, 2014

After historic summer rainfall in Arizona, the state is still in a drought, but that may change over the next three months. Beginning in December and continuing through February, Arizona should be entering...

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