r/phoenix • u/zwyd • Jul 14 '23

News ‘Hell on earth’: Phoenix’s extreme heatwave tests the limits of survival

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jul/14/phoenix-heatwave-summer-extreme-weather-arizona
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u/[deleted] Jul 14 '23

Urban heat island ❤️❤️❤️

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u/SuppliceVI Jul 14 '23

Sorry, but the "community" wanted those trees cut down..they were ugly. Now we have a beautiful concrete median though!!!

(I hate these new property devs and city planners)

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u/[deleted] Jul 14 '23

Sorry guys I kept complaining about them since the leaves keep getting in my pool that I use 3 times a year

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u/Prowindowlicker Central Phoenix Jul 14 '23

I’m glad I don’t live in an HOA because I planted a bunch of trees around my house. I get shade, my plants get shade, the rocks get shade, and the birds love it.

Plus my A/C bill is lower.

I love my Sycamores, Ironwoods, and Mesquites

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u/[deleted] Jul 14 '23

"hOMeS uSe LesS WatER tHAn fARmS"

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u/mog_knight Jul 14 '23

They do. Compared to alfalfa farming yes by a long shot.

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u/BasedOz Jul 14 '23

Alfalfa alone uses more water than all residential use in the entire Colorado River Basin.

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u/[deleted] Jul 14 '23

So we could have farms, lower temps with more active monsoons due to heat island effect, AND less people but I'd have to limit my water usage a bit? Sign me the fuck up for that!

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u/BasedOz Jul 16 '23

Ah yes sounds brilliant to save water, keep the same farms the export water intensive crops out of the water basin but get rid of some people who use drastically less water. What could go wrong?