JPVLeaf
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Things just aren't going to get better in Phoenix, AZ.
As they say, this is part of the new Normal.
http://www.npr.org/2012/08/14/158776471/scorching-phoenix-plans-for-an-even-hotter-future (8/14/12)
Uh, they didn't mention the effect of the extreme heat on Li ion batteries.
As they say, this is part of the new Normal.
http://www.npr.org/2012/08/14/158776471/scorching-phoenix-plans-for-an-even-hotter-future (8/14/12)
It's been a record hot summer in many cities across the nation. Phoenix is no exception. This Sonoran Desert metropolis already records more days over 100 degrees than any other major U.S. city. Now, climate models predict Phoenix will soon get even hotter.
A hotter future may mean a more volatile environment — and along with it, natural disasters, greater pressure on infrastructure, and an increased physical toll on city residents.
While some city planners around the country discuss ways to mitigate climate change, planners in Phoenix assume that change is already under way. Now, they are working to prepare the Phoenix metro area, and its approximately 4 million residents, for a new reality.
As Phoenix grows, so does the problem, says Nancy Selover, the state climatologist.
"We keep thinking we'll probably see a night when we only get down to 100 as a minimum temperature, which is kind of shocking," Selover says.
Uh, they didn't mention the effect of the extreme heat on Li ion batteries.