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Yeah, I agree: the bug here is humans building giant cities in the desert.
by gspr 5y ago
Yeah, I agree: the bug here is humans building giant cities in the desert.
- mcguire 5y agoLike southern California?
- AJ007 5y agoA lot more than the southern part.
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- threatofrain 5y agoIf you say south California it's difficult to know how much inland you mean, because as you travel inland you go from hot to Hot. You can measure a city in terms of how many days of productivity your family would lose if you didn't have AC or heat running full blast.
- jayd16 5y agoOur giant cities are on the coast.
- azernik 5y agoPalm Springs? Yeah. The Inland Empire? Eeeeeh. The LA Basin, OC, and San Diego? No. Their temperatures are kept much more sane by the ocean, and agriculture is the real problem for the water budget.
- smegger001 5y agoNot really Homo Sapians originated in the hot environs of Sub-Saharan Africa. Most early civilizations were in deserts, like Mesopotamia and Egypt. Their have been cities in deserts longer then there have been temperate climate cities. Humans are built for hot climates we just don't like them.
- tdeck 5y agoMesopotamia and Egypt weren't deserts when those early civilizations got started.
- lakis 5y agoYes they were. They had rivers running through them. Civilization sprung next to the river.
- yesenadam 5y agoThis[0] suggests that the Sahara wasn't desert when ancient Egypt got started, though it depends on your definitions of those words I guess. A timeline of Sahara occupation 22,000 to 10,500 years ago: The Sahara was devoid of any human occupation outside the Nile Valley and extended 250 miles further south than it does today. 10,500 to 9,000 years ago: Monsoon rains begin sweeping into the Sahara, transforming the region into a habitable area swiftly settled by Nile Valley dwellers. 9,000 to 7,300 years ago: Continued rains, vegetation growth, and animal migrations lead to well established human settlements, including the introduction of domesticated livestock such as sheep and goats. 7,300 to 5,500 years ago: Retreating monsoonal rains initiate desiccation in the Egyptian Sahara, prompting humans to move to remaining habitable niches in Sudanese Sahara. The end of the rains and return of desert conditions throughout the Sahara after 5,500 coincides with population return to the Nile Valley and the beginning of pharaonic society. [0] https://www.livescience.com/4180-sahara-desert-lush-populated.html https://www.livescience.com/4180-sahara-desert-lush-populate...
- TchoBeer 5y agoafaik Phoenix as a massive city wouldn't exist without the air conditioning. There's "humans can tolerate high heat" and then there's "so hot that we need technology to make it liveable."
- bbarnett 5y agoPeople have lived in the artic at -50, and in the desert since recorded history. Lifestyles, and buildings were different, that's all. No need for modern tech.