Weather service cuts could hamper Tucson monsoon storm predictionsFor Star subscribers: Staffing issues at the National Weather Service in Tucson could be impacting the accuracy of monsoon storm predictions, according to a former University of ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ atmospheric science researcher.
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For Star subscribers: For years we've heard that drinking reclaimed water is in Tucson's future. Now the mega-data-center project proposed for the southeast side is treating it like wastewater again.Â
The concept of "water positive" is an oxymoron. It's especially important for that to be understood here in the desert. It's not possible for Project Blue or anyone else to create more water here.
The 7/6/25 Douglas Wolf LTE incorrectly states America emits 4% of emissions heating the planet and that there is no proof that climate change…
Thanks to Tony Davis for the 7-2 article "Project Blue might get much bigger." Tucson is in a drought and desperate for water. Desert plants a…
Project Blue says it will "replenish 100 percent of consumptive water losses in partnership with Tucson Water," which defies the laws of physics.
Another hilarious LTE from a science denialist. For a reference that might be a little closer to home for you than the world-wide scientific c…
For Star subscribers: ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥'s Ag to Urban law comes with a big question mark: Where will the water to replenish the aquifer come from?
While the heat cranks up in Tucson this week, there's still a 30% chance of rain both Monday and Tuesday, forecasters say.
For Star subscribers: Water could soon return to another dry stretch of the Santa Cruz River, thanks to an effort by Pima County and others to use treated effluent to improve the aquifer and riparian area through Sahuarita.