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  • AI6YR Benai6yr@m.ai6yr.org
    Aug 21, 2026, 2:20 PM

    I imagine Arizona is ahead of the world in trying to approach this in a sensible manner... (very high number of heat deaths there... because... Arizona is in the upper edge of the human habitable zone in summer, i.e. often not survivable without air conditioning).

    Table of various ways to help mitigate heatwave impacts
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  • AI6YR Benai6yr@m.ai6yr.org
    Aug 21, 2026, 2:22 PM

    Lots of elderly folks dying in Arizona when they do not turn on their A/C, because they cannot afford it. Or it's broken and they can't get it fixed. Or whatever factors... :-( All preventable deaths.

    Ensure training is provided to cooling center staff, that there are effective activities to reach out to vulnerable populations, and adequate signage of the cooling center.” A full-time program promoter for outreach may be needed. A notification system needs to be designed and implemented to inform the public, especially targeting vulnerable populations, where the cooling centers are, how to get there, and why they are important. It is also critical that the messaging includes cultural and economic factors.” A congruent communication plan that aligns messages from the Health Department, the Department of Human Services, the media, community based organizations, and faith leaders is critical in notifying the public. Because numerous studies have identified factors, which lead to vulnerable populations, particularly the elderly, not wanting to leave their homes for cooling centers, access to cooling can also include programs that provide support for cooler environments at home. These programs can include financial support to vulnerable populations for installation of home air conditioning, or paying of utility bills. This aspect of the intervention was not assessed in this document.
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  • JL Johnsonuser47@m.ai6yr.org
    Aug 22, 2026, 2:05 AM

    @ai6yr when I was a kid there in the late 80s, early 90s all we had was a “swamp cooler.” It wasn’t terribly effective all the time, but I guess helped a little. Swamp coolers were super common in the poor neighborhoods that we lived in. Giant cubes on the roofs. Of course back then 110 was an extreme heat day. I’m blown away with the crap they put up with these days.

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  • jberryjberry@m.ai6yr.org
    Aug 21, 2026, 2:43 PM

    @ai6yr I still have friends that are moving there! It’s hot enough here right?? Because it’s, ya know, Commifornia?

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