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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 (english.elpais.com)

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[-] queermunist@lemmy.ml 143 points 1 year ago

[-] EnderWi99in@kbin.social 41 points 1 year ago* (last edited 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.