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[–] Powderhorn@beehaw.org 14 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

I'm not going to read the article. Arizona has been fucking stupid about water for decades. They deserve their comeuppance.

Source: Grew up in Phoenix in the '80s, and the media actually were still in the business of pointing out upcoming problems.

[–] PhilipTheBucket@piefed.social 16 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] Powderhorn@beehaw.org 6 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

111F is for pussies. Try getting through a June without at least 118F!

[–] monogram@feddit.nl 2 points 4 weeks ago

111F = 44°c

118F = 48°c

[–] spit_evil_olive_tips@beehaw.org 5 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (1 children)

Tony Davis explains the crisis in High Country News

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FULL STORY: The dried-out subdivisions of Phoenix

if anyone wants to read the actual full article instead of this 3-paragraph summary: https://www.hcn.org/issues/57-10/the-dried-out-subdivisions-of-phoenix/

[–] PhilipTheBucket@piefed.social 4 points 4 weeks ago

Good point, I just updated the link