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‘Extreme threat’: Large swathe of southern US at dangerous ‘wet bulb temperature’

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    Nohbdy
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    This is terrifying. I'm in the West, but our temps have raised 25-30 degrees in the past 5 days. Not looking forward to this summer.

    This is terrifying. I'm in the West, but our temps have raised 25-30 degrees in the past 5 days. Not looking forward to this summer.

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    1. yonkeltron
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      My understanding is that many "less progressive" cities and municipalities do not have public cooling centers. However power grid instability in places like Texas seems a big enough risk even for...

      My understanding is that many "less progressive" cities and municipalities do not have public cooling centers. However power grid instability in places like Texas seems a big enough risk even for areas with such infrastructure (think Austin). So any failure of the electrical system to produce or distribute adequate power could potentially cause mass fatalities. Terrifying does seem like the right word to use.

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