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Shel Winkley
Coverage of Shel Winkley in the Nexus archive.
- ‘Super El Niño’ could make Arizona’s already brutal summers even worse, climate scientists warn
Climate scientists warn Arizona may face record-breaking heat, deadly flooding, and intense wildfires this summer due to a 'Super El Niño' forming in the Pacific Ocean. Phoenix experienced 113 consecutive days of 100°F+ temperatures in 2024, with state-wide annual average temperatures rising 3.4°F since 1970. Experts predict drier, hotter conditions with potential late-summer precipitation delays.
- March smashes record as most abnormally hot month for continental US, federal meteorologists say
March was the most abnormally hot month on record for the continental United States since records began in 1880, according to NOAA data.