climate change

The U.S. Department of the Interior has launched a new large-scale water recycling program aimed at creating new water supplies that are less vulnerable to drought and climate change.

The organization said more needs to be done to fully address the climate change problems Arizona faces.

A European climate monitoring organization says July 2023 was Earth’s hottest month on record by a wide margin.

An analysis by the Union of Concerned Scientists shows that two-thirds of national parks in the country are in counties that experienced at least one heat alert since the beginning of May. Some parks in the Southwest have been affected by heat alerts for more than 30 days.

The saguaros were already stressed from record-breaking heat three years ago, and this summer's historic heat turned out to be the cactus needle that broke the camel's back.

President Joe Biden will travel to Arizona, New Mexico and Utah next week and is expected to talk about his administration's efforts to combat climate change as the region endures a brutally hot summer with soaring temperatures.

A new study shows ponderosa pines in the Four Corners region rely heavily on the summer monsoon season to survive the current megadrought. But, it’s hard to predict if monsoon storms will strengthen or weaken with climate change. KNAU’s Melissa Sevigny spoke with lead author Brandon Strange, a researcher from the University of Arizona.

U.S. regulators on Wednesday approved the sale of chicken made from animal cells, allowing two California companies to offer “lab-grown” meat to the nation's restaurant tables and eventually, supermarket shelves.

A group of women are working hive by hive to relocate bees in Mexico City that would be exterminated if they remained in the crowded capital city. The group Abeja Negra S-O-S began looking for an alternatives to save the bees after city officials created protocol to exterminate every beehive reported to authorities.

A high school athlete who took the state of Montana to court in a precedent-setting case over climate change says increased wildfire smoke has made it difficult to run races. He is one of 16 young plaintiffs.