It’s not just you: Arizona’s plants are tired of this extreme heat, too

It’s fall in the Valley, but you’d be forgiven for thinking it’s the middle of summer listening to the weather reports.

For several years in a row now, summer temperatures have extended well into October for the Phoenix area, and it’s not just affecting Arizonans — it’s taking a toll on the desert’s botanical life, too.

While arid climate and hundred-degree temperatures are nothing Arizona’s plant life hasn’t seen before, they haven’t been able to adapt quickly enough to the hotter, longer and drier summers we’ve had in recent years.

Read the full story on KJZZ’s website.