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Excessive Heat Warning issued for Phoenix area
PHOENIX - An Excessive Heat Warning has been issued for the Phoenix area, and several Arizona counties, as temperatures could reach 113°F in some parts of the state this week. "High temperatures are expected to peak on Thursday and Friday at between 109-113 degrees across the lower deserts," NWS...
Dangerous heat wave headed toward California, Arizona, Las Vegas
A dangerous and possibly record-breaking heat wave is heading toward the West this week, impacting California, Arizona and southern Nevada, including Las Vegas. An excessive heat warning begins on Tuesday for the California Valley region, with temperatures up to 108 degrees possible from Redding to Sacramento to Fresno to Bakersfield. On Wednesday, an excessive heat warning will reach from Las Vegas to the Lake Havasu City, Arizona, region. By Thursday or Friday, the temperature is forecast to skyrocket to 112 degrees in Las Vegas, Phoenix and Palm Springs, California.
This Arizona spot has the best air quality in the US, study shows. Here's why
The Lake Havasu-Kingman area was found to enjoy the best air quality in the nation, while metro Phoenix has one of the worst, according to a recent study. The study by SmartSurvey identified the areas across the country with the worst air quality by evaluating 12 air quality indicators using 2023 data from the United States Environmental Protection Agency. Each area was given a total index score — the lower the score, the worse the air quality.
Excessive heat warnings issued across Arizona; hiking down into Grand Canyon not recommended
The National Weather Service has issued excessive heat warnings for Maricopa, Pima and Coconino counties. All of the warnings run through 8 p.m. June 7. The weather service was predicting dangerously hot conditions across the state through Friday evening. ...
Az AG seeks info on Tucson doctor who allegedly molested minors in 3 states
State investigators are seeking information about potential additional victims of a former Tucson pediatrician, Dr. Mehul P. Dixit, who reportedly had sexual contact with minors in Florida and Mississippi as well as Arizona. Dixit, a doctor of pediatric nephrology, practiced at Tucson Medical Center and the University of Arizona Health...
ChatGPT is coming for Arizona's power grid
Adapted from EPRI; Map: Axios VisualsArtificial intelligence is having a moment — but it's going to need an astounding amount of energy to thrive.Why it matters: Data center hubs like metro Phoenix are expected to grow in order to meet increased demand, and that could strain water resources and increase carbon dioxide emissions.The big picture: Data centers are the physical buildings that house IT equipment for data storage and processing used by major technology companies.Phoenix — with its relatively low energy costs and low risk of natural disaster — has become a magnet for these facilities.It was the second largest...
Environmental group sues Air Force over New Mexico, Arizona flight records
NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – An environmental group is accusing the U.S. Air Force of withholding public records related to proposed flights. Those flights would harm life on the ground, the Center for Biological Diversity claims. “These deafening flights pose a serious threat to the people and animals who call these remote wildlands home,” Trisha Sharma, a legal […]
Timeline: How Arizona's Medicaid program became a vehicle for fraud
SOBER LIVING INVESTIGATIONThe victims | Timeline | Inside the scam | Arizona's failure (coming soon) | Rebuilding trust (coming soon) A massive crisis of Medicaid fraud that occurred in Arizona likely started around 2019 and had two groups of victims: taxpayers who were bilked of more than $2 billion, and patients who were promised treatment for substance use disorders but instead got substandard care or no care at all. Some even got drugs and alcohol...
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