Tagged: climate change

KNAU and Arizona News
1:26 pm
Fri November 30, 2012

Flagstaff Recognized for Preparing for Climate Change

Credit SearchNet Media from Tucson, Arizona
Flagstaff, AZ

The National League of Cities has chosen to recognize Flagstaff for its achievements in climate and weather preparedness.  The city is the first in the country to adopt a climate event policy for all municipal operations.

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Fronteras
2:29 pm
Mon August 13, 2012

Forecast For Phoenix: Hotter And Hotter

A place with one of the harshest climates in the Southwest –- Phoenix -- records more days over 100 degrees than any other major city in the country. But climate models predict metro Phoenix, with its population of four million, will get hotter.

Here in John Larsala’s driveway, the view is bleak.

“You see our tree is dead,” Larsala said. “All these trees are dying because I can’t put water on it.”

The grass is dead too. In fact, there is no grass anymore.

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Earth Notes
4:00 am
Wed June 20, 2012

Earth Notes: Flagstaff Plans for a Changing Climate

Sitting high and mainly dry, residents of the Colorado Plateau don’t have to worry about rising sea levels as the Earth’s climate warms. But in recent years parts of the plateau have experienced record warming and low moisture, damaging winter storms, and severe wildfires and flooding.

Whether these are short-term weather events, or signs of a longer-term change in climate, remains to be seen. But some in the region are already adapting to what they fear could be even greater impacts caused by an altered climate.

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Fronteras
9:00 am
Fri May 18, 2012

Experts: Drought, Climate Change Make Mega Fires Inevitable

Credit Michel Marizco
The Wallow Fire burns in the distance

Several large wildfires continue to burn in Arizona, Nevada and New Mexico. Severe drought led to an aggressive start to this year’s fire season.

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