Community opinion is split on Phoenix Rising’s $2.5-million proposal to build new youth soccer fields on the site of a former southern Scottsdale elementary school.
Farmers in California are beginning to feel the heat. As the state plunges into a worsening drought, water deliveries have drastically fallen in much of California’s farmland. That’s forcing farmers to make tough decisions about the future of their operations.
Alerts In an aerial view, boat docks at the Browns Ravine Cove sit on dry earth at Folsom Lake on May 10, 2021 in El Dorado Hills, California.
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California is in trouble.
Drought has returned to the state in a major way, and bone-dry docks are just the tip of the devastating problems facing the state. Currently, 41 of California’s 58 counties are in a drought state of emergency, affecting approximately 30% of the state’s population. As we move into the summer, experts anticipate the drought’s impacts will only get worse.
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Today
A mix of clouds and sun during the morning will give way to cloudy skies this afternoon. A stray afternoon thunderstorm is possible. High around 70F. Winds SE at 10 to 15 mph..
Tonight
Some clouds this evening will give way to mainly clear skies overnight. Low near 45F. Winds NNW at 5 to 10 mph. Updated: May 14, 2021 @ 9:58 am
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This Mexican Wolf is right at home in the snowy environment of the Rocky Mountain Wild exhibit at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo on Monday, May 3, 2021. The Pikes Peak region got a good dose of moisture on Monday in both the forms of rain and snow at the higher elevations. (The Gazette, Jerilee Bennett)