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Native America Callling: Record-setting ‘heat dome’ is harbinger of another unnaturally hot summer
Wednesday, April 1, 2026
Record-setting ‘heat dome’ is harbinger of another unnaturally hot summer
The historic heat dome moving across the country smashed hundreds of high temperature records.
Several places in Arizona and California reached 112 degrees — an unheard-of high in March. The Tohono O’odham Nation in southern Arizona issued an extreme heat warning after an official high temperature hit 108 degrees.
The temporary weather phenomenon is slowly moving on, but not before drying out watersheds and melting snowpack that are critical sources of summer for people and agriculture. And climate experts say the abnormally hot start to the year is only the beginning.
Tune into Native America Calling to speak with researchers and others who are keeping track of climate trends for the year on what people can expect in the months ahead.
Guests on Native America Calling
Roberta “Birdie” Wilcox-Cano (Diné), mayor of Winslow, Arizona
Mary “Cathy” Cathleen Wilson (Tohono O’odham), climate journalist and advocate
Dr. Eugene Livar, Chief Heat Officer for Arizona Department of Health Services
Alexander “Sasha” Gershunov, research meteorologist for the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at University of California San Diego
Rob Fairbanks (Leech Lake Ojibwe), comedian aka The Rez Reporter
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