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Environment & Energy

mike_c

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2. we live in the west valley and lost AC for two July days a couple years ago

Reply to hatrack (Original post)

Thu Jul 13, 2023, 03:17 PM

Jul 2023

It was miserable, but we still had refrigeration, ice, fans, and tap water, so it wasn't life threatening (although cool water from the tap is impossible in mid-summer, it comes out bathtub warm). Summer temperatures here can easily be deadly.

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Study: 48-Hour Power Outage In Phoenix During Peak Heat Would Result In +/- 13,000 Deaths [View all] hatrack Jul 2023 OP

And to think... Think. Again. Jul 2023 #1

we live in the west valley and lost AC for two July days a couple years ago mike_c Jul 2023 #2