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boem@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.ml · 2 years ago

In Phoenix, 4.5 million residents are living in hell: this is life at 113°F degrees (45 °C) for more than 20 days

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In Phoenix, 4.5 million residents are living in hell: this is life at 113°F degrees (45 °C) for more than 20 days

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boem@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.ml · 2 years ago
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In Phoenix, 4.5 million residents are living in hell: this is life at 113 degrees for more than 20 days
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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
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    A wet bulb temp of 35°C will kill a healthy person sitting still in front of a fan.

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      Yeah, any wetbulb above 30°C (86 °F) is potentially fatal without lots of rest breaks and water and shade and such. 35°C is unsurvivable - and not something that happens naturally on Earth.

      Yet.

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          Wow, that is so cool!

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