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22 July 2012

The Coming Tucson I Won't Miss

Article in WWF Newsletter
This month's World Wildlife Fund newsletter (the blandly titled "Focus") included a brief report ("Tucson Helps Lead the Way") on the work of Leslie Ethen, director of conservation and sustainability for the city of Tucson. From the article: ". . . Tucson will soon face a hotter, drier climate -- including an estimated 25 more days a year of 110 degree weather by mid-century. She is currently leading a team to assess how vulnerable Tucson is to increased drought, water scarcity and extreme heat."
Go ahead, rub it in, Barbara Kingsolver (High Tide in Tucson). 

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