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[–]Tikiri 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Any Californians here? We just had the heatwave-from-hell where temps climbed to 115 F (that’s 46 C), in September! Made me wonder (truly) how people handle temps like this in desert environments like Arizona, etc.? If you’re from a desert place, does it get cooler at night?

Any tips for handling extreme heat without going insane? I know I can google that, but I’d like to know about people’s real-life experiences.

[–]wafflegaffWoman. SuperBi. 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Not in Cali, thank goodness, and I hope things have backed off heat-wise, but: I read a tragic news story about some hikers who tried to hike in that heat sometime in the last few days. Seems like there was a similar story in the last couple of years. People really seem to not understand the dangers if they don't live around it or haven't otherwise already experienced it. (Admittedly, I'm angry they were so dumb that they got themselves killed. Those incidents were 100% preventable. I hate watching people win Darwin awards.)

[–]Tikiri 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Ugh, that’s truly awful and tragic! The heatwave has ended - for now! - but not before it set off some horrific wildfires, which we haven’t had all year, until now. The air is covered with smoke and haze, and it’s another kind of awful. Between this and the insane TRA laws, I’m getting tired of this state by the minute, even though I’ve lived here since 1980.😕 If It wasn’t for my family, I’d have moved out too.