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Wet bulb isn’t an issue in notoriously dry Phoenix. If your power goes out in Phoenix you jump in a pool.

chickenpotpie 3y ago
What? That doesn't make any sense at all. The whole point of wet bulb temperature is to adjust for humidity. Also only 33% of Phoenix homes have a pool. Using a pool as a solution to prevent people from dying is a "let them eat cake" idea
- CarVac 3y ago
  It's not an issue because Phoenix is always dry, so the wet bulb temperature is always low.
  - chickenpotpie 3y ago
    The wet bulb temperature of Phoenix still gets very high. Last July, there was an average wet bulb temperature of 73 degrees Fahrenheit. 95 degrees will kill a healthy human, it takes much less to kill a vulnerable person or someone performing manual labor. Climate change is only going to raise that number.
- addisonl 3y ago
  Like the other commenter who already corrected you, it makes perfect sense if you actually understand how wet bulb works, here’s a calculator for you: https://www.omnicalculator.com/physics/wet-bulb https://www.omnicalculator.com/physics/wet-bulb Hint: Phoenix is at 17% humidity today, even their all time high of 122 doesn’t push the wet bulb temp out of the safe range.
  - chickenpotpie 3y ago
    I understand how wet bulb temperature works just fine. You didn't need to write a snarky response to engage in this discussion. Now include climate change raising the temperature and changing the length and severity of monsoon season, continued development raising the heat island effect. It doesn't matter what the average wet bulb temperature over the entire coty over a long period of time. It matters what the peak wet bulb temperature is for significant number of vulnerable people. The wet bulb temperature only has to get very high once to kill a large swath of people. I understand just fine the wet bulb temperature has been within safe levels for the vast majority of people so far. My concern is about the future.
    - addisonl 3y ago
      The entire south is at a much higher risk from wet bulb: https://www.iflscience.com/southern-us-reaches-dangerous-wet-bulb-temperature-heres-what-that-means-69665 https://www.iflscience.com/southern-us-reaches-dangerous-wet... so my point still stands, wet bulb isn’t an issue in Phoenix.
      - chickenpotpie 3y ago
        You didn't respond to any of my points at all. One area being at risk of something doesn't lower the risk in a different area.

What? That doesn't make any sense at all. The whole point of wet bulb temperature is to adjust for humidity. Also only 33% of Phoenix homes have a pool. Using a pool as a solution to prevent people from dying is a "let them eat cake" idea

CarVac 3y ago
It's not an issue because Phoenix is always dry, so the wet bulb temperature is always low.
- chickenpotpie 3y ago
  The wet bulb temperature of Phoenix still gets very high. Last July, there was an average wet bulb temperature of 73 degrees Fahrenheit. 95 degrees will kill a healthy human, it takes much less to kill a vulnerable person or someone performing manual labor. Climate change is only going to raise that number.
addisonl 3y ago
Like the other commenter who already corrected you, it makes perfect sense if you actually understand how wet bulb works, here’s a calculator for you: https://www.omnicalculator.com/physics/wet-bulb https://www.omnicalculator.com/physics/wet-bulb Hint: Phoenix is at 17% humidity today, even their all time high of 122 doesn’t push the wet bulb temp out of the safe range.
- chickenpotpie 3y ago
  I understand how wet bulb temperature works just fine. You didn't need to write a snarky response to engage in this discussion. Now include climate change raising the temperature and changing the length and severity of monsoon season, continued development raising the heat island effect. It doesn't matter what the average wet bulb temperature over the entire coty over a long period of time. It matters what the peak wet bulb temperature is for significant number of vulnerable people. The wet bulb temperature only has to get very high once to kill a large swath of people. I understand just fine the wet bulb temperature has been within safe levels for the vast majority of people so far. My concern is about the future.
  - addisonl 3y ago
    The entire south is at a much higher risk from wet bulb: https://www.iflscience.com/southern-us-reaches-dangerous-wet-bulb-temperature-heres-what-that-means-69665 https://www.iflscience.com/southern-us-reaches-dangerous-wet... so my point still stands, wet bulb isn’t an issue in Phoenix.
    - chickenpotpie 3y ago
      You didn't respond to any of my points at all. One area being at risk of something doesn't lower the risk in a different area.