Stories from Under the Heat Dome

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Post here for stories from the places currently affected by the heat wave that has blanketed the entire western part of the United States.

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For those wondering, this is a bit of an experiment.  The tag indicates that this thread is entirely devoted to news items for events related to the heat wave.  If you want to have a discussion about it, go here.....

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https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-09-07/a-text-asked-millions-of-californians-to-save-energy-they-listened-averting-blackouts

Just goes to show that people will try when they really need to.

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https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/republicans-mock-california-over-power-grid-woes-amid-heat-wave/ar-AA11zjMs

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https://apple.news/A92FwdYUAR7ecMUOMYP7z8w

This somewhat frames heat wave in terms  of the larger Issue of climate action.  One of the issues with heat waves is that many of the things we need to survive tend to contribute to climate change.  For instance, the highest demand for power to fuel air conditioning during the hottest time of the day is also at the time when renewable sources are a fraction of the demand.