• littletranspunk
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    8 months ago

    I agree with most of that, but I have been in Phoenix, AZ in ~42°C. Sure it wasn’t pleasant, but I’m not dead.

    Edit: For extended periods, absolutely. For AC building hopping, survivable.

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      8 months ago

      That is a slight exaggeration, but I know here in Australia if you went out in 42C with no sun protection then yeah, you’re not having a good time and it is a risk to life.

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        8 months ago

        In July 2023 in Phoenix on the 20th and 25th it was 119° F or 48.3° C. Not as much an exaggeration as I would like it to be.

        It’s regularly 79° F to 107° F or 26° C to 41° C in Phoenix in summer. Lately it’s been hotter (past 5 years)

        At those temperatures, dry or wet, it’s still gonna be dangerous.

        Not trying to argue here, but the fact those were both last year should be enough of an indication to our political “leaders” that climate change is a major threat.

        Source: Extreme temps from weather.gov

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          8 months ago

          Not trying to argue here

          Why not, you coward?! Fite me!

          But, seriously, no one is gonna argue that, here on lemmy, you’re just preaching to the choir.

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            8 months ago

            Just been burned too many times online. Dealing with libs of tiktok and Matt Walsh is a major pain in the ass.

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        8 months ago

        At those temperatures, it’s dangerous either way with dry having a slight benefit of being able to do mist cooling better than moist (30° F cooling vs 5-10° F cooling), but that requires water… Phoenix is in a desert