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America’s Hottest City Is Having a Surge of Deaths | Skyrocketing temperatures are colliding with a lack of planning in Phoenix that is contributing to a rise in heat-related deaths (www.scientificamerican.com)
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[–] TerkErJerbs@lemm.ee 8 points 5 months ago (1 children)

In Arizona and New Mexico if someone loses consciousness and hits the pavement awhile they get life threatening burns. It's crazy.

I met an old drunk outside of Phoenix many years ago who passed out on top of a fire ant colony for a few hours and woke up covered head to toe in attacking angry ants. It's an inhospitable place!

[–] deft@lemmy.wtf 4 points 5 months ago

Know a guy that lost his grandmother this way in Florida I believe.

Fell, couldn't get up in their own driveway