Deadliest year on record as Phoenix heat fatalities rise by 50%

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/nov/11/phoenix-heat-deaths-record-climate-crisis

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homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 2y (1 reply)

TeXxon Mobil BP has determined no, it’s fine. Drill more oil and gasss. It will make you richesssss

andrew@lemmy.stuart.fun · 1 pts · 2y

The board of directors has determined they should easily be able to afford to move somewhere cooler and even make a killing in water hoarding investing and resale. It's a cost they're glad to let us bear.

Sir_Kevin@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 11 pts · 2y (1 reply)

We're entering and age where if your air conditioner goes out, you die.

fred-kowalski@artemis.camp · 4 pts · 2y

Not denying climate change, but there is more here than just the ambient heat. I grew up in Phoenix, and we didn't have a/c in our house or any of our vehicles. Even smaller stores didn't have a/c. We did have adequate ventilation, a crapton of fans and evaporative coolers and the good sense to take it easy from about 2 pm until sunset. We also had less pavement, and ironically a bunch of green lawns. The lawns were untenable from a water-resource perspective, but if the wind blew from your yard through the house, it was degrees cooler. I still visit, and the a/c has become a single solution to replace many.