It seems like every year I have been in AZ it's gets hotter and rains less. When I first moved here 11 years ago there were monsoons in the summer much more often and it would rain like cats and dogs for hours at a time. Now the monsoons that hit us up from Mexico tend to just blow dirt all over the place and jack up the wimpy trees we have around here. On the drive in to Phoenix everyday I get to see the brown cloud of death that hangs over the city. Fortunately I still live far enough out that the brown cloud does not get to my house, for now anyway. One of these days I will take up popsicle stick art and move somewhere a bit more pleasant.