Dry streak: An 'atmospheric river' of rain is set to hit California, but it won't make it to Arizona Choosing the right plants Some plants can handle heat and drought better than others.

A new study finds that severely hot and dry weather dramatically increased saguaro mortality at two ends of the Sonoran Desert in 2020 and 2021 and that generally, the health of saguaros and other ...

Try to use native, desert-adapted trees that can take the drought.” Regardless of what you plant, Jerrell’s rule of thumb is to always be aware of how much sun plants get and how home ...

Even the Sonoran Desert is threatened by ... dryland ecosystems would be resilient to more extreme heat and prolonged drought. ... can become too hot and dry for their long-term ...

If the state-mandated drought measures are effective, some of the grass that covers vast expanses of the Coachella Valley could fade from green to brown, and gradually turn into desert gardens.

These are just a few of the food plants native to various regions of the Sonoran Desert. It’s a notoriously hot (104°F in August) and dry (it gets three to 20 inches of rain annually) hook of land ...

The once perennial river gave life to stretches of dry Sonoran Desert. Wetlands sprawled from either side of the river’s banks, riparian habitats thrived with lush cottonwoods and vegetation for ...

Tucson, Ariz.--A recent study suggests drought conditions are delaying nesting by two weeks or more for some Sonoran Desert bird species, such as Black-tailed Gnatcatchers and Verdins. Despite ...

This is one of the most drought-tolerant of desert shrubs and prefers dry, rocky soils. Because the desert globemallow blooms from February through November, it is a constant source of pollen and ...

Ironwood trees (Olneya tesota), shown here in bloom, are found only in the Sonoran Desert and can grow to a height of over 45 feet (14 meters) and live for more than 1,500 years in dry locations ...

New UC Riverside research found plants in North America’s hottest desert are reaching their survivability threshold. What’s next could be barren land.