The extreme heat in Phoenix is withering some of its famed saguaro cactuses, with no end in sight

Kristen Kindl, Living Collections Coordinator at the Desert Botanical Garden, examines a damaged saguaro cactus after multiple arms dropped off the cactus at the Desert Botanical Garden Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2023, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Kristen Kindl, Living Collections Coordinator at the Desert Botanical Garden, examines a damaged saguaro cactus after multiple arms dropped off the cactus at the Desert Botanical Garden Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2023, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

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