Arizona's saguaro cactus has evolved to thrive in the extreme climate of the Sonoran Desert, but after decades of rising heat, even these towering icons are showing signs of stress.

The iconic Saguaro cactus is struggling as heat and drought intensify in Arizona. With record-setting summers in 2020, 2023 and 2024, scientists at the Desert Botanical Garden are noticing unusual ...

Starting in 2020, parts of Arizona have seen extended periods of record-breaking heat. Temperatures often top 110 degrees, lasting for weeks on end and causing the hardy saguaro to drop dead from ...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Arizona’s favorite plant, the saguaro, might not be a fan of the Valley’s extreme heat. “It stresses them a lot.

The Cactus Garden Lodge was a tourist court at the rear of the property, which boasted "Perpetual sunshine, dry air, purified over a windswept natural laboratory of desert and mountains," in a ...

PHOENIX — Nearly two million fans took in a game spring training baseball game in Arizona this year, the Cactus League said. The 1.9 million fans beats the old record of 1.732 million set in 2013.