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"Tarik Benmarhnia says [traditional ways of cooling] aren't good enough. He studies extreme heat at UC San Diego" I hope the irony of this man's job is not los
by rottencupcakes 3y ago
"Tarik Benmarhnia says [traditional ways of cooling] aren't good enough. He studies extreme heat at UC San Diego"
I hope the irony of this man's job is not lost on anybody.
- bsder 3y agoWe joke about (the lack of) San Diego weather ... However, only a very small number of people live right on the coast with its constant 70 degress. San Diego has 4 microclimes--Coastal, Inland, Mountain, and Desert. Inland, Mountain, and Desert get hot. I always used to say that people in San Diego were in "weather denial". Most of them live in the shitty microclimes but still wouldn't buy an air conditioner.
- acdha 3y agoI used to work across the street from UCSD, but I lived inland - about 25 minutes east along 52. In the summer, it would reliably approach 110°, which is plenty hot even if it’s dry but it did at least cool down somewhat overnight. On my commute into work, I was leaving 85+° and driving into an uncomfortably cold fog bank. Most of the people in San Diego live inland. When you look at the coastal areas where the ocean moderates things, you’ll find a lot of multi-million dollar houses which are totally out of range for the median county income.