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Letter: Monsoons
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Letter: Monsoons

  • Ellis Sutton, Picture Rocks
  • Sep 28, 2026

Your Sunday banner says Polo could boost Tucson monsoon. What are you talking about? Monsoons are seasonal winds. Ours get here in mid to late…

The polar vortex is returning. What's its role for winter?
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The polar vortex is returning. What's its role for winter?

  • Brandi D. Addison
    USA Today
  • Sep 28, 2026

A stronger-than-normal polar vortex is taking shape over the North Pole. That might sound like a recipe for a brutally cold winter, but it isn't that simple.

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Tim Steller’s column: Air Force, not golf course, should solve Tucson water pollution
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Tim Steller’s column: Air Force, not golf course, should solve Tucson water pollution

  • Tim Steller
  • Updated Sep 29, 2026

For Star subscribers: When you ponder it, the proposal is paradoxical: Tucson is being asked to support a new golf course to help solve its groundwater problem. In reality, that’s the Air Force’s job

The Polar Vortex is returning. What's its role for winter?
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The Polar Vortex is returning. What's its role for winter?

  • USA Today - News
  • Updated Sep 28, 2026

The polar vortex is returning, and it is stronger than normal over the Arctic.

U of A glacier expert stunned by scale of devastation in Nepal
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U of A glacier expert stunned by scale of devastation in Nepal

  • Henry Brean
  • Updated Sep 11, 2026

Subscriber only: Scientists still are piecing together exactly what happened in the recent deadly landslide and floods in Nepal.

Colorado River cuts won't be as big as they seem — here's why
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Colorado River cuts won't be as big as they seem — here's why

  • Tony Davis
  • Updated Sep 17, 2026

New Colorado River cuts sound substantial. But because they’re measured against legal allocations rather than recent use, the actual water savings could be considerably smaller.

Two friends killed, another missing in Grand Canyon flooding
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Two friends killed, another missing in Grand Canyon flooding

  • David Ulloa Jr. Arizona Republic
  • Updated Sep 17, 2026

Two friends killed, another missing after Grand Canyon flooding

Local opinion: The sadness of a river running dry
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Local opinion: The sadness of a river running dry

  • Jacob Richards Special to the Arizona Daily Star
  • Aug 27, 2026

The following is the opinion and analysis of the writer:

Climate change reshaping daily life in Europe’s hottest town
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Climate change reshaping daily life in Europe’s hottest town

  • DANILO ARNONE and GISELDA VAGNONI Reuters
  • Updated Sep 9, 2026

The temperature record in Floridia, at 119.8 degrees, marked a turning point as extreme heat waves have become more frequent, lasting weeks or months and affecting long-cherished social spaces.

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