Deadly Heat Pushing Arizona Into 'Uncharted Territory'

Funding cuts and rising costs create dangerous summer conditions

Katie Martin For the past 25 years, it has been my privilege to lead a team that provides a variety of home improvement programs for Arizonans of all ages. I’ve seen firsthand how a properly weatherized home or a paid utility bill can mean the difference between life and death during our brutal summers.  In a state where summer temperatures regularly soar into the triple digits, rising utility bills and non-working or failing cooling systems can…

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As Arizona swelters, workplace heat protections remain sparse with no state law and OSHA proposal likely stalled

WASHINGTON – Temperatures have already surpassed 110 degrees in Arizona this summer and for yet another season, most workers have few legal safeguards to protect them from the sweltering heat.

Deadly heat pushing Arizona into 'uncharted territory'

In 2024, the max temperature in Phoenix sat at or above 100 degrees for approximately 30 percent of the year — and that non-stop consecutive heat has environmental advocates and doctors worried about the years to come as climate change…

Climate change pushes Arizona into ‘uncharted territory’ with deadly heat

Photo via Getty ImagesIn 2024, the max temperature in Phoenix sat at or above 100 degrees for approximately 30% of the year — and that non-stop consecutive heat has environmental advocates and doctors worried about the years to come as climate change continues to make the world and Arizona hotter.  Last year saw Arizona break a number of heat related records and Phoenix experienced 113 consecutive days of 100 degrees or hotter, the longest run e…