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Arizona is located in the Western United States as one of the Four Corners states. Arizona is the sixth largest state in area, after New Mexico and before Nevada. Of the state's 118,000 square miles, approximately 15% is privately owned. The remaining area is government forest and park land, recreation areas and Native American reservations.

Arizona is best known for its desert landscape, which is rich in xerophyte plants such as cactus. It is also known for its climate, which presents exceptionally hot summers and mild winters. Less well known is the pine-covered high country of the Colorado Plateau in the north-central portion of the state, which contrasts with the desertic Basin and Range region in the southern portions of the state.

Like other states of the Southwest, Arizona has an abundance of topographical characteristics in addition to its desert climate. More than half of the state features mountains and plateaus and contains the largest stand of Ponderosa pine in the United States. The Mogollon Rim, a 2000-foot (600 m) escarpment, cuts across the central section of the state and marks the southwestern edge of the Colorado Plateau, where the state experienced its worst forest fire ever in 2002. Arizona belongs firmly within the Basin and Range region of North America. The region was shaped by prehistoric volcanism, followed by a cooling-off and related subsidence.

The Grand Canyon is a colorful, steep-sided gorge, carved by the Colorado River, in northern Arizona. The canyon is one of the seven natural wonders of the world and is largely contained in the Grand Canyon National Park—one of the first national parks in the United States. President Theodore Roosevelt was a major proponent of designating the Grand Canyon area, visiting on numerous occasions to hunt mountain lion and enjoy the scenery.

 

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Searchers respond to four calls for rescue assistance

Sep 30, 2008 1:20 pm

The Coconino County Sheriff's Office Search and Rescue team responded to several missions over the weekend, including:

 

Three burns slated for ignition today

Sep 30, 2008 1:20 pm

Coconino National Forest crews plan to conduct the three prescribed burns today.

 

Earth Talk: LCD televisions more energy-efficient than plasma sets

Sep 30, 2008 12:34 am

Dear EarthTalk: I need to replace my old TV. Can you tell me which of the latest models is the greenest? I was told that the flat-screen/plasmas are real energy hogs. What do you recommend? -- Angela ...

 

--Sustainability Tip of the Week: Consider the true cost of appliances

Sep 30, 2008 12:34 am

Appliances account for about 20 percent of your household's energy consumption, with refrigerators, clothes washers and clothes dryers at the top of the consumption list.

 

Digging science in the park

Sep 29, 2008 6:35 am

Angelina Tso pulled her dirt-encrusted hands out of the pile to show the wriggling creatures she had found.

 

--Face-to-face with the world's deadliest predators

Sep 29, 2008 6:35 am

Getting up close and personal with his subject is all part of the job for science journalist Richard Preston -- even if the subject is the deadly Ebola virus.

 

Council to discuss Presidio development in Monday meeting

Sep 29, 2008 6:34 am

The Flagstaff City Council will hold a special meeting Monday to discuss the long-delayed Presidio in the Pines development with buyers and the developers of the project, as well as various officials.

 

Heads Up!

Sep 29, 2008 6:34 am

Road construction, Traffic restrictions SUNDAY - WEDNESDAY Route 66/Business 40: Paving operations through downtown Flagstaff are complete. However, some work is needed to finish the project. Please b...

 

Bailout deal made

Sep 28, 2008 2:21 pm

WASHINGTON -- Congressional leaders and the Bush administration reached a tentative deal early today on a landmark bailout of imperiled financial markets whose collapse could plunge the nation into a ...

 

This week in Flagstaff history

Sep 27, 2008 1:21 pm

100 YEARS AGO Monday morning we found our 46 star flag swinging to the breeze indicating the new location of the Forest Supervisors' office in the Pollock Block.

 
 

Local News from Tucson Weekly via Yahoo! News

Swing Seat

Sep 25, 2008 12:35 am

Can Democrats hold on to the Arizona Senate slot in District 26?

 

Retention Blues

Sep 25, 2008 12:35 am

Why is the Border Patrol losing an increasing number of agents?

 

Medical Mystery

Sep 25, 2008 12:35 am

Ask different people what the consequences of Prop 101 would be, and you'll get different answers

 

Familiar Feeling

Sep 25, 2008 12:34 am

After making history in 2006, Arizona voters again have to decide on the definition of marriage

 

The Skinny

Sep 25, 2008 12:34 am

Little bits of news strung together haphazardly.

 

Scramblewatch

Sep 25, 2008 12:34 am

Last week started out with the stock market tanking and Republican John McCain assuring us that "the fundamentals of the American economy are strong."

 

Media Watch

Sep 25, 2008 12:34 am

KGUN Reporter Investigated for Allegedly Impersonating Victim-Witness Advocate

 

T Q&A

Sep 25, 2008 12:34 am

Tucson Q&A with Julie Glaser Ray

 

Police Dispatch

Sep 25, 2008 12:34 am

Evidence of the local criminal mind at work.

 

Danehy

Sep 25, 2008 12:33 am

Tom encourages you to get out and enjoy the games we Tucsonans play

 
 

Local News from Tucson Citizen via Yahoo! News

Az delegation wants changes before backing huge bailout

Sep 30, 2008 7:13 am

Now what? That was the question nearly everyone was asking Monday afternoon after the U.S. House of Representatives rejected a $700 billion Wall Street bailout plan 228-205.

 

Employers learning gray matters: Boomers recruited to fill mounting job gaps

Sep 30, 2008 7:13 am

More employers now realize they need to recruit and retrain older workers - especially baby boomers. But many aren't sure how to go about that.

 

Next First Fridays event to be at Temple of Music and Art

Sep 30, 2008 7:13 am

The monthly refined attire First Fridays social event moves to the Temple of Music and Art, 330 S. Scott Ave., this week.

 

UA's Mount Lemmon SkyCenter topic of Friday meeting

Sep 30, 2008 7:12 am

Friday's meeting of the Tucson Amateur Astronomy Association will focus on the resources offered at the University of Arizona's Mount Lemmon SkyCenter.

 

Now on YouTube: your CEO

Sep 30, 2008 7:12 am

Arizona companies from builders, bakers and beer brewers are using online tools such as YouTube, blogging and text messaging to boost their bottom lines.

 

Prosecutor named to probe U.S. attorneys' firings

Sep 30, 2008 7:12 am

WASHINGTON - Attorney General Michael Mukasey named a prosecutor Monday to investigate whether former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, other Bush administration officials or Republicans in Congress ...

 

Downtown Tucson Partnership hires former editor for promotion efforts

Sep 30, 2008 7:12 am

Former Tucson Citizen senior editor Cara Rene will work to bridge the gap between what's happening downtown and what people in greater Tucson think is happening downtown.

 

Young readers invited to help set world record

Sep 30, 2008 7:11 am

Tucson kids can help break a world record Thursday by joining book lovers from around the country reading the same book on the same day.

 

Let's talk about sex, babies

Sep 30, 2008 7:11 am

Teen pregnancy. Sexually transmitted diseases. Erotic media messages.

 

Denogean: Phoenix gets light rail; Tucson gets light rail-lite

Sep 30, 2008 12:55 am

This native Tucsonan rarely suffers from Phoenix envy. But I felt a pang of it earlier this month while reading an Arizona Republic story about the Valley's near ready-to-roll light rail system.

 
 

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