Arizona’s climate is changing. The state has warmed about two degrees (F) in the last century. Throughout the southwestern United States, heat waves are becoming more common, and snow is melting earlier in spring. In the coming decades, changing the climate is likely to decrease the flow of water in the Colorado River, threaten the health of livestock, increase the frequency and intensity of wildfires, and convert some rangelands to desert.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. 2016. What climate change means for Arizona. EPA 430-F-16-005. Available at: Download What Climate Change Means for Arizona PDF. Accessed December 13, 2018.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. 2016. What climate change means for Arizona. EPA 430-F-16-005. Available at: Download What Climate Change Means for Arizona PDF. Accessed December 13, 2018.
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