How Phoenix and Vegas Manage Extreme Heat Waves: Urban Heat Challenges and Future Outlook

Doug McIntyre and David Callaway discuss the difficulties of dealing with extreme heat in cities like Phoenix and Las Vegas. Callaway highlights that the common advice to stay out at night fails when temperatures remain above 100 degrees even at night due to the heat-retaining properties of concrete. McIntyre anticipates more heat waves through the summer and suggests that the real test of how cities manage extreme temperatures will come with future heat events. He proposes revisiting this issue later to assess how different cities cope with these ongoing challenges.