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‘Not normal at all’: Rising temperatures threaten saguaros, other native plants

PHOENIX – With July being declared Earth’s hottest month on record, Arizonans faced the grim reality of record-breaking temperatures and extreme arid conditions causing residents to seek refuge inside from the relentless heat. But how did the native dwellers rooted into the desert soil protect themselves? Native Arizona plants – most notably saguaro cactuses, succulents, […]

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