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 From AzCentral.com, July 24

Monday Was the Hottest Day Ever

“The number isn’t as important as how much it has changed over time,” said (Cooperative Extension Specialist) Michael Crimmins, a climatologist at the University of Arizona. “That record is being broken more frequently over time, reflective of a trend that points back to climate change.”

“If you broke that record occasionally that’d be through natural variability, but the big story is that we continue to set the record at a faster and faster pace."

Track Arizona's Monsoon with Our Scientists

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Many parts of southern Arizona get half of their annual rainfall from June – September. Thunderstorms with heavy rainfall and frequent lightning sweep across the desert, leaving an explosion of life in their wake.

Monsoon storms are coming and going, as they do during monsoon. Extension scientists are tracking what's happening in real-time. Our monsoon page includes links to our data on state and regional rainfall, "greening" of the landscape, and more. You can even become a citizen scientist.

Our Monsoon Page

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From Growing Produce, July 13

Watch Out for Flea Beatles

"In American Vegetable Grower’s 2024 State of the Vegetable Industry survey, flea beetles were listed as one of the often-mentioned pests that growers found problematic. And for good reason. Flea beetles can be serious pests of vegetables, and if not controlled, can cause significant crop losses and cosmetic damage to leafy vegetables and cole crops."

- Extension Specialist John Palumbo

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