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Data centers raise nearby temperatures by up to 4 degrees in Phoenix (techxplore.com)
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[–] Horsey@lemmy.world 10 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago) (1 children)

Tucson here: I thought I’d like to move to Phoenix for the big city convinces. After staying overnight at a friend’s house, I can solidly say that the difference in the summer is insane. It’s a whole new level of heat. It’s doable, but shit, it’s not a joke if you’re unprepared.

The heat island effect is not an exaggeration. The lows in Phoenix in the summer are higher than the highs in even warm climate cities.

[–] halcyoncmdr@piefed.social 5 points 7 hours ago

Yeah Tucson has a lot of blank spaces spread throughout the city when you actually get down to the street level. Lots of open areas for the heat to be absorbed by the earth rather than just getting trapped in concrete and asphalt everywhere.