In Phoenix, 4.5 million residents are living in hell: this is life at 113 degrees for more than 20 days
english.elpais.com
In the capital of Arizona – with extreme temperatures that can reach 122°F during the day and don’t drop below 90°F at night – life is almost impossible. If blackouts were to knock out the air-conditioning, nearly half the population could end up hospitalized
    • EnderWi99in@kbin.social
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      1 year ago

      And Bobby knew this shit like 20 years ago. It regularly gets into the low 100s in July and August in that region. It’s not so terribly bad since it’s dry heat, especially when there is wind. Arizona isn’t even the highest risk area. The biggest issue in the US wet-bulb temps in the southeast.

        • PowerCrazy@lemmy.ml
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          1 year ago

          If you are discussing the affects of temperature on humans, you should use a human centric temperature scale, so I’d say that is already the appropriate unit.