Becoming Arizona Content

Becoming Arizona: Triple Threats During Triple Digits

Kelley Chu — July 15, 2020 - 4:26pm

Heat is one area where health, climate change and racism build on each other and intertwine. The triple threats of a global pandemic, racial injustice and rising temperatures are in our homes and on our streets, all at the same time. These issues are not academic; they are visceral.

Becoming Arizona: Cooling Sacramento

Tristan Peery — January 15, 2020 - 3:48pm

This article is the fourth in a series that will discuss Sacramento’s hotter future, and what we can do now to be ready for it.

Extremely hot places like Phoenix, Arizona, live and die by air conditioning. As both population and temperatures rise in Sacramento over the coming decades, the region will face a greater demand for cooling both day and night, as Sacramento is one of many cities also experiencing a trend of rising nighttime temperatures.

Becoming Arizona: Sacramento’s Urban Heat Island Divide

Sohan Patil — November 05, 2019 - 11:34am

Explore the role of trees in combating urban heat islands in Sacramento and promoting climate justice. Learn how trees cool neighborhoods and improve health.

Becoming Arizona: Lessons from Phoenix

tdus — October 03, 2019 - 2:31pm

Discover the lessons from Phoenix on living with extreme heat and its impact on human health. Learn how cities like Sacramento can prepare for a hotter future.

Becoming Arizona: This Arid Life

Tyler S Mayxonesing — September 03, 2019 - 2:08pm

Explore Sacramento's hotter future and how to prepare for it. Learn from Phoenix's experience and build climate-resilient communities for the changes ahead.