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Climate change continues to have impact on Flagstaff

NAU Students Enjoy Warm Weather

Students Mikenzie Moran, left, Juliet Besana, center left, Bella Marquez, center right, and Micaela Hernandez, right, pepper a volleyball while seated on the lawn next to Gabaldon Hall on the Northern Arizona University campus in mid-April. The warm April weather brought dozens of students outdoors to study, sunbathe, picnic and play games.

Over the past several decades, climate change has begun reshaping Flagstaff. Droughts, storms and warming temperatures have plagued all of Arizona increasingly over the past few years, with unique effects on Flagstaff, its residents and its identity in the years to come.

From four seasons to the hiking trails within the city to its proximity to the Grand Canyon, the San Francisco Peaks and vast ponderosa pine forests, a safe and accessible nature is a central piece of the identity of the city. Climate change, however, could begin to threaten some of that stability.





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