![]() ![]() It also raises questions about the long-term viability of a metropolitan area that was America's fastest growing between 20, according to the U.S. That would be uncharted territory even for a city accustomed to dealing with extreme heat. It’s significant because there is no end in sight to the heat - and all of July could see 110-degree temperatures or higher. ![]() That isn’t just something for the record books, a quirky factoid for weather buffs. Developing countries have long been hit particularly hard by climate change.Įarlier this week, Phoenix broke its own record for a major city with consecutive days over 110 degrees Fahrenheit (43 degrees Celsius). I'm leaving a city that is having a major climate change moment during a summer we may remember as an inflection point both in the advancement of global warming and its devastating extreme weather impacts and the developed world’s consciousness of what is happening. Both Castle and Mound had a light dusting of snow on this trip.Working with AP journalists around the globe on climate change stories, as I have for the past year since taking on this role, I recognize the irony. ![]() Once at the saddle, you can see the drainage of Reavis Creek as well as some of the more famous Superstition landmarks such as Castle Dome and Mound Mountain. The trail at this point, although substantially steeper than the freeway-like Reavis Trail, is fairly easily seen and followed. The un-numbered and unmaintained trail takes off to the east up to a saddle. This time it was not but I knew where to look for it. The 'peel-off' to the falls is sometimes marked with a cairn and sometimes not. To get there, take FS trail #109, the Reavis Ranch Trail, about 3.5 miles to the trail to the falls. The joke's on them, but here's the catch: the water volume of Reavis Creek, which supplies the falls, varies greatly depending on recent local rain or snow fall. ![]() Most people would not believe you if you told them there is a 196-foot-tall waterfall (taller than Niagara) in the heart of the Superstition Mountains. ![]()
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