Snow and searing heat: Arizona extremes highlight Side-effects of climate change
Arizona, known for its scorching heat, is currently experiencing snowfall, highlighting the state’s extreme climate variability, in part due to global warming. While summer temperatures in Phoenix reached 120 degrees, snow is now falling in mountainous regions over 10,000 feet in elevation, an early start to the winter season and an illustration of how climate change can drive rapid and significant weather shifts.
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