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The extreme heat in Phoenix is withering some of its famed saguaro cacti, with no end in sight

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PHOENIX (AP) — After recording the warmest monthly average temperature for any U.S. city ever in July, Phoenix climbed back up to dangerously high temperatures Wednesday. That could mean trouble no…

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  1. Phoenix’s record heat is killing off cactuses

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    The extreme heat in Phoenix is withering some of its famed saguaro cacti, with no end in sight

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  1. Local News 8

    Phoenix’s record heat is killing off cactuses (opens Local News 8)

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    By Macie Goldfarb, CNN (CNN) — At a botanical garden in Phoenix some cactuses can’t take the heat. Record-high temperatures in Arizona, combined with a lack of seasonal monsoons, have caused saguaro cactuses at the Desert Botanical Garden to become “highly stressed,” according to Chief Science Offic…

  2. Voice of America

    Saguaro Cacti Collapsing in Arizona Extreme Heat, Scientist Says (opens Voice of America)

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    Cacti need to cool down at night or through rain and mist

  3. Gizmodo

    Even Phoenix’s Cactuses Can’t Beat This Summer's Record Heat (opens Gizmodo)

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    The iconic southwestern plants are made for desert conditions, but climate change means that there is such a thing as too much heat.

  4. WOOD TV8

    The extreme heat in Phoenix is withering some of its famed saguaro cacti, with no end in sight (opens WOOD TV8)

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    PHOENIX (AP) — After recording the warmest monthly average temperature for any U.S. city ever in July, Phoenix climbed back up to dangerously high temperatures Wednesday. That could mean trouble no…

  5. WMUR

    The extreme heat in Phoenix is withering some of its famed saguaro cactuses, with no end in sight (opens WMUR)

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    Residents across Phoenix are finding the extended extreme heat has led to fried flora.

  6. Globe Gazette

    Extreme heat in Phoenix is withering famed saguaro cacti, with no end in sight (opens Globe Gazette)

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    Phoenix’s iconic saguaros, a towering trademark of the Sonoran Desert landscape, were already stressed; this summer's historic heat turned out to be the cactus needle that broke the camel’s back.

  7. The Guardian

    Phoenix’s extreme heat withers saguaros, trademark cactus of desert landscape (opens The Guardian)

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    Cactuses are commonly assumed to be made to endure scorching heat, but even they have their limits, as has been shown recently

  8. Charleston Gazette-Mail

    Saguaro cacti, fruit trees and other plants are also stressed by Phoenix's extended extreme heat (opens Charleston Gazette-Mail)

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    Phoenix is poised this week to climb back up to dangerously high temperatures. That means trouble not just for people but for some plants, too. After July saw the warmest

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