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Phoenix Is Facing A Heat Crisis. Here's A Glimpse of Our Climate Future

Phoenix is experiencing record-breaking, prolonged extreme heat driven by climate change, pushing the city into uncharted territory with growing risks to health, infrastructure, and daily life.

By Jennifer Gray • 2 hours ago

In an aerial view, the downtown skyline is seen during a heat wave on July 15, 2023, in Phoenix, Arizona.

( Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images )

Phoenix is no stranger to hot summers, but even for a desert city that is accustomed to blazing temperatures, the extreme heat it’s facing now is next-level.

With record-breaking temperatures becoming the new normal, scientists say Phoenix and much of the Southwest are entering uncharted territory when it

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