Phoenix, Arizona, saw its 100th straight day of 100F (37.7C) heat this week.
The hottest large city in the United States broke its previous record of 76 consecutive 100F days set in 1993. The relentless streak, which started on 27 May and hit its 100th day on Tuesday, is forecast to persist into next week. An excessive heat warning is in effect through Friday, with temperatures expected to reach 110F (43C) tomorrow.
This summer was the hottest one in Phoenix since 1896, when records first began. Latest county data shows that at least 177 people died from heat-related causes so far this year, with 436 under investigation. Last year, Maricopa county saw 645 confirmed heat-related fatalities, enduring 55 days in a row with above 110F temperatures.
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Peggy may get a lot wrong but she was never more right than she is here.
Excuse you. Her is name Dr. Peggy Hill, she worked for that degree!
Phoenix is a testament to man’s hubris.
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TIL about the Darth Valley Challenge. Thanks for that!
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−282 feet (−86 m)[1] below sea level
So 282 feet above sea level?
I’ll never understand how settlers moving out west to the beauty and resources of the coast, got to a blank desert and decided to ”This is the spot!”
No lumber, fucking hot, and natural water is scarce. WTF
It was primarily settled as a farming community at the confluence of two rivers to support nearby gold mines. Prior to that native Americans had a fair amount of canal works to provide irrigation to agriculture in the region. At the time it would have been seen as good fertile land, free from rocks and boulders that was beyond the frost line prime for agriculture if they brought fresh water from the nearby rivers.
Might also be worth noting that Arizona had a population of around 6k American settlers in 1860. About 160 years later, we’re trying to cram in over 7M at a growth rate of around 20-30% per decade.
It’s a big state, and its not all desert. But we may have passed the tipping point on sustainability about 6M people ago.
That fair amount of irrigation was created by the Hohokam, who also abandoned it like sane people.
I know, let’s grow some alfalfa!
It’s brual. If you don’t have AC in your house/mode of transportation, you can literally die of heat stroke in a few hours.
A fire fighter trainee literally died in Tucson recently from heat stroke. It’s bad y’all. Stay away if you can.
Winter is decent though since it’s like 50 - 70 lol
Obligatory, but it’s a dry heat!
Whenever someone says that, my reply is “So is a fire. Go jump in one and let me know how it feels.” 🤣
Feels like Arizona!
LMAO OK. You got me with that one.
Slightly less racist tho
… huh?
Arizona is pretty racist. Is that not a known fact? I thought it was established.
it is well established; but there are plenty who willfully ignore that fact and you just ran into one of them.
Arizona is a state. While some of its residents have been known to struggle with skin color, and other simple concepts, the state itself is simply a geographic location.
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That’s a good version of it too.
20% at 111°F is a degree or so close to imminent heat stroke (followed by death).
So yes hydrometry counts (90% at 90°F is bad too) but it won’t always save you.
I’m a proponents of using a scale including hyrgrometry and not just only using temperature, especially when hot it’s such a bullshit measure (temp only).
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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wet-bulb_temperature
WBT 35°C or a WBGT of around 31°C represents the threshold where conditions become life-threatening.
“This is fine”.
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People are still moving there. They got the jobs and that’s all that matters.
Drive thru liquor stores to
Just like Tasmanian 👍
101 days now
103 there right now.
Why does anyone live there? Is it cheap?
It’s like living in Minnesota, except the months of the year where you don’t go outside are swapped. Winter is very nice, in summer you don’t go outside. In the colder places, it’s the opposite.
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Nope, just hot and dry.
