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In Phoenix during peak summer if the grid were to go down - 917 deaths over five days. [More inside] (subium.com)
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HALF of the population of Phoenix would require medical attention at a hospital if a blackout occurred during a historic heat wave.

[PDF link] https://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/acs.est.2c09588

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[–] 12 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Sorry, where are these numbers coming from? The articles estimates 917 deaths over five days, or 1873 deaths in a hypothetical mega heat wave after 60 more years of climate change. That's still bad, but it's only like 1-2% of 30k in one day.

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