Climate Change

A new documentary called "The River" explores what's underneath the surface of the Colorado River

Mark McLemore

Also on Arizona Spotlight: Crystal Stark stars in Saguaro City Music Theatre's production of "Sister Act"; The future of the Arizona Trail; and "Righteous Brother" Bill Medley still sings about love at 86.

In one of the nation's hottest cities, bags of ice are helping save lives

PBS NewsHour

Phoenix Fire Department is taking a new approach in the battle against heatstroke.

Meet a marine biologist who explores our Sonoran Desert's ocean

Mark McLemore

Also on Arizona Spotlight: StoryCorps launches a new initiative that anyone may participate in; what some AZPM fas think about America's 250th birtday; and how the Reid Park Zoo is conserving water in the heat.

Scientist tracks melting glaciers for nearly half a century

PBS NewsHour

One man, alongside his family, has seen the melt firsthand every year for nearly half a century.

Lucy Darling has Tucson in the palm of their hand

Mark McLemore

Also on Arizona Spotlight: Bisbee Bikeways is trying to build better communities; and "Truth be Told" asks important questions that won't go away.

Water

Arizona water cuts loom as Colorado River negotiations put farms at risk

Katya Mendoza

As drought and policy battles intensify, a fourth-generation farmer weighs an uncertain future without reliable water.

News

Grasshopper population jumps in Tucson

Trevor Shaughnessy, AZSN

Strong winter rains, early heatwave bring on a grasshopper explosion

News

Tucson residents demand action on extreme heat at town hall

Katya Mendoza

Elected officials and local stakeholders packed a room at the Donna R. Liggins Recreation Center Tuesday.

Record low Colorado mountain snow won't bode well for water in the drought-stricken US West

Associated Press

Hydrologists working high in the Rocky Mountains have measured what they say is Colorado’s driest winter of snow moisture on record.

Grijalva and other Democratic lawmakers launch the People’s Environmental Justice Caucus

Katya Mendoza

Lawmakers say the caucus will address pollution and climate impacts in vulnerable communities.

'This is what climate change looks like': Records shattered as summer heat hits Southwest in March

Associated Press

Scientists say a record-smashing March heat wave in the U.S. Southwest shows climate change is already driving more dangerous weather extremes.

News

‘Heatwalk’ campaign targets high-risk Pima County neighborhoods to prevent heat-related illnesses

L. M. Boyd

Red Cross volunteers and University of Arizona nursing students are hitting the pavement to build social cohesion and provide life-saving resources as the 2026 heat season begins

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