Boiling-hot Phoenix is at the ‘epicenter’ of the climate crisis

In 2024, the max temperature in Phoenix sat at or above 100 degrees for approximately 30% of the year — and that non-stop consecutive heat has environmental advocates and doctors worried about the years to come as climate change continues to make the world and Arizona hotter.  Last year saw Arizona break a number of heat related records and Phoenix experienced 113 consecutive days of 100 degrees or hotter, the longest run ever recorded…



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Jerod MacDonald-Evoy | Arizona Mirror Boiling-hot Phoenix is at the ‘epicenter’ of the climate crisis www.phoenixnewtimes.com
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