Spotlight on Climate

The Spotlight on Climate is a monthly column on climate change topics written by NAZCCA and published in the Arizona Daily Sun. Read all the previous columns below!

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The Fate of Flagstaff’s Purple Martins (5/15/25) by Erika Hingst-Zaher and Loren Buck

Climate Change, Wildflowers and Pollinators (4/17/25) by David Inouye

Breaking the Gridlock in Northern Arizona's Solar Energy Economy (3/20/25) by Erin Mahan

Uncovering the Compounding Cost of Climate Change (2/20/25) by Stefan Sommer

Spotlight on Climate: Snow Fail, and the State of World Climate in 2025 (1/15/25) by Stefan Sommer

Rudolf and Friends Need to Get Around (12/19/24) by Stefan Sommer

Pipeline Across Navajo Perpetuates Environmental Injustice (11/20/24) by Eleanor Smith & Jessica Keetso

Got Insurance? Climate Change Drives Up Costs (10/17/24) by Katherine Rolfe

What's our greatest responsibility to future generations? (9/19/24) by Bryan Bates

Around the world in 80 ways (8/15/24) by Stefan Sommer

Is climate change killing the Colorado River? (7/25/24) by Joshua O’Connor

Taking Local Control of Renewable Energy (6/27/24) by Shelly Gordon

Fast fashion and the culture of overconsumption (5/16/24) by Grace Meinema

Earth Day and Spotlight - Where Do We Stand? (04/18/24) by Stefan Sommer

A delicious diet for a dying planet (3/21/24) by Jolene Bowers

Ounce of prevention: Building better vs. paying for damages (2/20/24) by Stefan Sommer

Cycling into the new year: A push for sustainable commuting (1/16/24) - by Kevin Hayes

Life on Earth and the Season of Caring for Others (12/22/23) by Stefan Sommer

Every bit we emit matters for all of us (11/21/23) by Stefan Sommer

Trouble With Tribbles – Little, but Deadly (10/17/23) by Stefan Sommer

Mycorrhizal Fungi – Can They Save Our Pinyon Forests? (9/19/23) by Kitty Gehring

Art moves the needle on climate change (8/15/23) by Ted Martinez

How Does Climate Change Affect Our Health? (7/18/23) by Sheri Erwin

Banking on Climate Solutions, Not Climate Change (6/8/23) by Brandon McNamara

The smallest victims -- pollinators on the brink (5/20/23) by Clare Aslan

Setting the Stage for Future Ponderosa Forests (4/10/23) by Tom Kolb

Solutions for a Clean Energy Future (3/14/23) by Erik Nielsen

Flagstaff Scientists Contribute to Understanding Climate Change (2/18/23) by Stefan Sommer

New Climate Extremes Keep Piling Up! (1/21/23) by Stefan Sommer

Clean Electricity, Clean Hydrogen, Clean Vehicles (12/17/22) by David Spence

Effects of Climate on Societies of the last 1,200 Years (11/19/22) by Tom Finger

What the Past Tells Us About Abrupt Climate Change (10/15/22) by John Fegyveresi

The Time for Electric Vehicles is NOW! (9/17/2022) by Bill Manteiga

Why is Mormon Lake Dry? (8/17/2022) by Richard Hereford

Why Are There More Mosquitos in Flagstaff? (7/16/2022) by Pat Ellsworth

Are We Seeing Climate Disasters in Northern AZ? (6/18/2022) by Stefan Sommer

Seeking Hope Amid the Ashes of Tunnel Fire (5/21/2022) by Paul Fulé

What is the Value of the Earth? (4/16/2022) by Stefan Sommer

The Winds of Change (3/19/2022) by Tom Acker

Hope Through Action in a Warming World (2/19/2022) by Diana Stuart

Forests, Carbon and Climate Change (1/15/2022) by Scott Goetz

This is Not the New Normal (12/18/2021) by Stefan Sommer

Planting for the Future (11/18/2021) by Tom Whitham

What’s a Person to DO? (10/10/2021) by Shawn Newell

Recent Warming is Different (9/10/2021) by Darrell Kaufman

Rainfall, Drought, and Floods (8/22/2021) by Stefan Sommer

Wildfire! (07/20/2022) by Stefan Sommer

Do We Affect Climate? …and How (6/26/2021) by Stefan Sommer

How Long Have We Known About Climate Change? (5/30/2021) by Stefan Sommer

What Do We Know About Climate Change? (4/17/2021) by Stefan Sommer