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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://w
by 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 agoI 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 agoThe 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 agoYou 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.