Even the Sonoran Desert is threatened by climate change New research from UC Riverside shows one of the hottest, driest places in North America is changing in ways that might one day leave ...

The Sonoran tortoise population has grown greatly since the early 80s due to captive breeding. With their exploding population and our climate warming, how can a population crash be avoided?

The desert is beginning to see more rapid expansion in some areas in recent years due to the warming temperatures and slow decreasing rainfall amounts we have had since the early 1800s.

As saguaros across the Sonoran Desert suffer from the combined stresses of extreme heat and drought, researchers say these climate changes threaten the large saguaro forests we see across Southern ...

The saguaro cactus - a tall, handsome, enduring symbol of the Sonoran Desert - is proving to be an upwardly mobile species. In terms of elevation, that is.

From pinyon pines to ocotillos, plants in the Sonoran Desert are shifting where they grow in response to climate change, and many of the plants aren’t thriving in their new ranges, according to ...

Even Sonoran Desert plants aren't immune to climate change Supposedly drought-tolerant species hit their breaking points Date: March 28, 2023 Source: University of California - Riverside Summary ...

A white-winged dove eats saguaro fruit at the Desert Botanical Garden. Saguaros provide food and shelter to many of the Sonoran Desert fauna.

Even California’s Sonoran Desert is threatened by climate change New research from UC Riverside shows one of the hottest, driest places in North America is changing in ways that might one day ...