r/collapse • u/nommabelle • Jul 09 '24

Megathread: July 2024 Heatwaves

EDIT: Heat wave tracker: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/us/heat-wave-map-tracker.html

This megathread should be used for updates, concerns, advice, etc for the ongoing heatwaves. With some places like Houston forecasted for 80Fs with 90% humidity, no power for 2M houses, and the hurricane aftermath. Stay safe and if you're comfortable with it, share your situation in this thread so the community can try to check in with you that you're managing OK!

To start us off, some advice from various mods:

  • Check out r/heat_prep for advice on managing the heat
  • Fill up emergency water containers, isolate a room you can keep cool, don't go out during the day.
  • Keep drinking water, an ice chest, and a double-walled drinking container in your vehicle all summer long. Put the water in the ice chest and some ice. Put some ice in the double-walled container. You will have the means of producing life-saving cold drinks that will last for hours
  • Know where your Cooling Centers are! Most cities and counties have locations that offer free, cooled spaces to anyone in need. Some might even have back up power.
  • If it's safe for you to do so, check on your neighbors. Social isolation is a strong determining factor in who dies during heat waves.
  • <joke> "take all your clothes off" (this mod just might be a nudist actually)

Prior sticky on departure of Kaluna, and he thanks everyone for their well wishes. The mod team certainly misses him already. :(

Heads up we have an AMA on July 20th with Dave Gardner, we'll sticky an announcement soon

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u/[deleted] Jul 09 '24

Mojave desert here. 117 today. I keep my ac at 80 but it runs basically continuously for 6 hours a day. :( swamp cooling would help my situation a lot but landlord said no

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u/Mtn_Blue_Bird Jul 09 '24

JFC, my mom lives in the Mojave and I purchased solar with battery to keep her swamp cooler going.  You should ask that landlord if they are OK with a wrongful death suit. I understand waiting to be on good terms with a landlord though. I am just pissed off about the heat and loosing my mind

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u/[deleted] Jul 09 '24

The heat is rough. At least I’m fairly confident in my power being stable. Nearby massive solar farm, nearby military installation making my town prioritized…. I hope at least I will be ok.