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Arizona Daily Star reporter Tony Davis reported live about findings from the Assessment of Climate Change in the Southwest United States, a landmark study about the climate and its effects on the people in the region.
In an era of increasing climate instability, the U.S. Southwest faces strained water resources, greater prevalence of tree-killing pests, and potentially significant alterations of agricultural infrastructure. Such threats and challenges, as well as others, are detailed in a new book that includes major contributions from 13 UA scientists.
If greenhouse gas emissions continue on their current path, by mid-century Tucson will have a projected additional 34 days a year of 100-plus degree days and 25 more 110-plus degree days. We must prepare for the impacts we cannot avoid and slow climate change dramatically, says UA scientist Gregg Garfin.
BioView, produced by students in the UA's fall 2012 science journalism class, is a 32-page full-color magazine that captures the past, present, and future of Biosphere 2.
A three-time alumnus with a joint appointment at UA’s Southwest Center, Sheridan has never been too long gone from the Sonoran Desert he loves.