Arizona Extreme Heat
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Climate Central’s analysis shows how much hotter parks are projected to get later this century.
Arizona faces a dramatic rise in extreme heat and humidity.
More than 200,000 people living in Arizona are especially vulnerable to extreme heat.
Phoenix is the 2nd fastest-warming city in the U.S.
Arizona is currently the fourth-fastest warming state in the country based on warming rates since 1970.
While the warming of the normals can look subtle, it also means a substantial increase in the incidents of extreme heat and a decrease in the frequency of extreme cold.
Summers are getting muggier as the dewpoint temperature rises
Arizona already averages more than 50 dangerous heat days a year, the second highest in the nation. By 2050, Arizona is projected to see almost 80 such days a year.
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