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ABC News: 400 people treated for heat-related illness at Arizona airshow as record temperatures bake the West

"...As the temperatures soared to 105 degrees on Saturday in Phoenix, Ariz., the third-straight day the weather has topped the 100-degree mark, more than 400 people attending an airshow in nearby Glendale were treated for heat-related illnesses, authorities said.

At least 25 people attending the Luke Days Airshow at Luke Air Force Base were overcome by the sweltering weather and had to be hospitalized for various heat-related illnesses..."

https://abcnews.com/US/400-people-sickened-arizona-airshow-record-heat-bakes/story?id=131300971

#heatillness #heatexposure #heatwave #AZwx #heatstroke

400 people treated for heat-related illness at Arizona airshow as record temperatures bake the West

Phoenix is expected to top 100 degrees on Sunday for the fourth straight day.

ABC News

Paul_IPv6 1d ago

@ai6yr @BakerRL75

gack... and it's only March.

i spent one summer working in PHX when there were 21 days in July over 100F/37C, many over 120F/48C. wouldn't even go below 100F/37C until 3am for a few hours. but that was July, not March. insane...

@paul_ipv6 @ai6yr @BakerRL75 that swift jump caught people off guard. We haven’t acclimated. Had folks heat exhausting here because our high jumped 20F in a single day.

Court Cantrell does not comply 1d ago

@paul_ipv6 @ai6yr @BakerRL75 Came here to comment "it's only March" as well. Here in OKC, we're still doing okay, especially with the cool front that moved in this afternoon. But the high this week was already in the 90s. It's too early for this.

@ai6yr @BakerRL75 Venues need to make misting tents and shaded spaces for people to rest standard.
EDIT: I've been to Renn Faires that became "wet chemise" exhibitions.

Court Cantrell does not comply 1d ago

@Nazani @ai6yr @BakerRL75 I am all in for a wet chemise Ren Fair! 😄

🍓𝔹𝕖𝕣𝕣𝕪 𝔽𝕚𝕖𝕝𝕕𝕤🫐1d ago

@ai6yr @BakerRL75 good thing they’re building a chip fab and data centers there. 🤪

Brian Campbell 1d ago

@ai6yr @BakerRL75 Wow.

They're really going to need to start cancelling events like airshows when the temperature is over 95°F or so; between the sun, lack of shade, asphalt, etc, that's a really dangerous event to have in that kind of heat.

@unlambda @ai6yr @BakerRL75 Heh. I actually passed out once at an airshow in Stockton (teen years) because of the effing heat.

Justin 😸1d ago

@unlambda @ai6yr @BakerRL75 heat was the rumored contributer to the f86 crash at an air show in Broomfield, CO years ago. It was hotter than forecast and you dont get as much lift, so he started a maneuver too low.

https://planecrashmap.com/plane/co/N86EX

MsMerope 1d ago

@ai6yr @BakerRL75

ugh, thanks for the ptsd

Airshow 2024 😱 😱 😱 😱 😱 😱

Highest temperature recorded was 127.4º out on the tarmac at 1600hrs on Saturday July 13th 2024 (outside of MedTent1)

Highest in tent temperature recorded was 105º at 1600hrs on Saturday July 13th 2024 (MedTent1)

we run 2 med tents (out of the 3 med tents available) at the Airshow. That day we had 24 medical contacts. Thirteen of those heat related.

seems like nothing compared to that Arizona event....

AI6YR Ben 1d ago

@MsMerope @BakerRL75 LOL, thought you would know exactly the routine here.

MsMerope 1d ago

@ai6yr @BakerRL75

lol - I hate the Airshow...

MrGrumpyMonkey 1d ago

@ai6yr @BakerRL75 Lived there for 16 years. There were years when the rainy season was late and Quarter 2 temps were like July and August. Rainy season was late again last year. So this doesn't surprise me one bit. Glad I bailed form there recently.

\~Rye~/ ┴┬┴┤( ͡° ͜ʖ├┬┴┬1d ago

@BakerRL75 @ai6yr it’s been so hot. It’s unreal.

@ai6yr @BakerRL75

I'm afraid there's more to come...thanks to Grump and his destructo-band of fossil fuel barons.