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Community leaders, farmers and ranchers, homesteaders, agency staff and nonprofit partners gathered in Willcox, Arizona, for an action-oriented water workshop last month.

Wildfires don't wait. But today, many fire agencies are forced to. Now imagine if responders could know where fires are most likely to start before the first spark ever appears.

For decades, economists have focused on how climate change will impact the future. New research from Derek Lemoine, APS Professor of Economics in the Eller College of Management, shows the impact is already here: climate change has reduced U.S. income by an estimated 12%.

Since 2016, the WEST Center has provided unique access to technologies and equipment allowing for innovative research related to water, wastewater, and energy.

In a series of studies, a WEST Center team – in collaboration with the University of Sonora and with funding from an industry partner – is exploring the efficacy, and optimization, of organic acids and plant-derived compounds to reduce viral and fungal populations in various environments.

The negative health impacts from contamination by so-called "forever chemicals" in drinking water costs the contiguous U.S. at least $8 billion a year in social costs, a University of Arizona-led study has found.

"Native voices should be heard and uplifted all the time- but I think for this month specifically, it’s a time for us Native folks to highlight all the cool stuff we’re doing."

Few ideas in science have been tested and confirmed as thoroughly as evolution by natural selection. Whether the same process can explain global patterns of biodiversity, however – why most species are restricted to certain environments while a few outliers seem to be found everywhere – remains largely uncertain.

There’s no one-size-fits-all solution to adapting and building resilience to climate change, but a new study led by the University of Michigan offers three generalized pathways to help climate knowledge achieve its maximum impact.

In the small town of Patagonia, Arizona, nestled in the rolling hills south of Tucson, water has long been both a defining feature and a pressing concern.