Author Jeff Goodell explores what would happen in Phoenix during an extreme heat event coupled with a blackout lasting two or more days.
PHOENIX — A new book from a New York Times bestseller warns of the likelihood of an “extreme heat Hurricane Katrina.”
In “The Heat Will Kill You First,” author Jeff Goodell spoke with an infrastructure expert at Arizona State University about the likelihood of an “extreme heat Hurricane Katrina,” an event in which a power outage during a wave Heat kills thousands of people. with government authorities dangerously unprepared.
Goodell said the idea for his book came about in 2018 when he was staying in downtown Phoenix and experienced signs of heat exhaustion.
In his book, he explores what would happen in Phoenix during an extreme heat event coupled with a blackout lasting two or more days.
This is a scenario that scientists and infrastructure experts are analyzing.
Goodell said buildings would become convection ovens without working air conditioning, and in a situation like that, Goodell calls heat a predatory force that goes after the most vulnerable.
Our extreme weather is not visual like hurricanes or tornadoes, Goodell said, noting that when you look outside you can’t tell the difference between temperatures of 80 and 110 degrees. Therefore, he said that his book is a kind of warning. .
Weather in Arizona
Arizona has experienced its fair share of severe weather. Here is a compilation of videos of various storms across the Grand Canyon State.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=videoseries
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