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Stories by Jordan Evans
Posted Apr 17, 2020, 3:52 pm
Jordan Evans
/Cronkite News
New research from leading scientists raises questions about President Trump’s assertion that summer temperatures will drive away the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19.... Read more»
Posted Nov 27, 2019, 10:44 am
Jordan Evans
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Another cold and wet week is setting up across Arizona, which, unfortunately, will affect the Thanksgiving holiday. The approaching storm looks to be the biggest to take aim at the state so far this winter season, making for messy holiday travel.... Read more»
Posted Oct 11, 2019, 2:45 pm
Jordan Evans
/Cronkite News
Temperature data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration compiled by Climate Central show summers in Arizona will only get hotter thanks to climate change.
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Posted Sep 30, 2019, 7:11 pm
Jordan Evans
/Cronkite News
This year’s monsoon was one of Arizona’s driest ever. Despite last week’s wet and wild start to fall, for many towns and cities, it wasn’t enough to put a dent in the annual deficit. But in Tucson, the monsoon closed just 1 inch shy of the normal rainfall.... Read more»
Posted Apr 7, 2019, 12:56 pm
Jordan Evans
/Cronkite News
Last fall and winter in Arizona were record-breakers. Since Oct. 1, Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport has received nearly double the amount of rainfall than normal. In February, Flagstaff had its snowiest day on record, with nearly 40 inches.... Read more»
Posted Jan 3, 2019, 3:48 pm
Jordan Evans
/Cronkite News
Measuring tree rings shows climate change affects weather patterns that are driving tropics and deserts north. ... Read more»
Posted Nov 5, 2018, 2:20 pm
Jordan Evans
/Cronkite News
A University of Arizona researcher is digging through mud in the Sea of Cortez to predict the monsoons in Tucson's future.... Read more»
Posted Oct 18, 2018, 4:22 pm
Jordan Evans
/Cronkite News
Remnants of downgraded hurricanes helped set rainfall records for Phoenix and made this the wettest October since record keeping began in 1895. Phoenix is 2.55 inches above the year-to-date normal.... Read more»