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Guide to the Arizona monsoon: Dust storms, lightning and safety tips for first-timers

June 3, 2021

You breezed through your first winter — we know, 75 degrees and sunny in January was tough — but you did it. You really liked spring, when you were able to get outside, and even though it's starting to get a little toasty now you're thinking you can handle summer. Because, really, how much hotter can it get?

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How To Have Your Solar Farm And Keep Your Regular Farm, Too

Oct. 9, 2020

Clean, abundant, solar power comes with a price. It requires lots of land, and in some places that's provoking opposition from people who want to preserve farmland.

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Bighorn Fire marks familiar cycle of renewal amid new chapter of bigger burns

Oct. 8, 2020

Fire is a natural process, but it will take decades for some areas to recover or regrow habitat that burned this year.

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University of Arizona Researcher leading project to create A.I. to model the nation’s groundwater

Oct. 7, 2020

A University of Arizona researcher is leading a National Science Foundation project that is integrating A.I. to simulate the nation's groundwater supply for the purpose of forecasting droughts and floods.

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Growing Arizona’s economy with climate change in mind

Oct. 7, 2020

Whether rich, poor, cold or hot, every region’s economy will be affected by climate change, indicates research from institutions like the National Bureau of Economic Research and the World Bank Group. 

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Droughts That Start Over the Ocean? They’re Often Worse Than Those That Form Over Land

Oct. 7, 2020

New research on ‘landfalling’ droughts could help provide early warnings for vulnerable communities.

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Tumamoc Hill mask-wearing rate near 50%; UA wants higher numbers

Oct. 6, 2020

As the temperatures in our area start to cool off, University of Arizona officials are continuing to monitor people walking on Tumamoc Hill.

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Water forum links healthy forests to healthy watershed

Oct. 6, 2020

Do you know where your water comes from? Do you harvest rainwater, take shorter showers or limit your water use to conserve and protect the resource? One year ago, the University of Arizona Water Resources Research Center polled Gila County residents about water use and awareness. Some of the results may surprise you

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Black and Hispanic People More Likely to Live in High-Risk Flood Zones, Study Finds

Oct. 5, 2020

Some reforms to the National Flood Insurance Program could have disproportionately negative impacts on the same groups, according to researchers.

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Startup Licenses UArizona Alternative Solar Energy System

Sept. 28, 2020

The high-efficiency photovoltaic system licensed by Gen3 captures more heat and energy than currently available solar panels.

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