Video: Why 5 Million People Live in America's Hottest City

[ElleTea]

Originally Posted by wilberry

No hurricanes, No sustained humidity, No tornados , no mudslides, no forest fires , No blizzards, no torrential rains, no River floods, lots of job offers, somewhat moderate pay , with the " promise of someday owning your own 350-400 K home " compare to NY, LA , Chicago , Houston ,............

Not to nitpick, but we DO get tornadoes here. Nowhere near as devastating as the midwest, but they happen. My roof was damaged in late 2019 from a small tornado in the area, to the point where I had to replace it.

And torrential tains and flooding? Absolutley we do get those things here, too.

[Valley Native]

After reading many of the comments, it's interesting to note how the video mentions very little about weather & climate as one of the attractions of the area. In fact, the seriousness of the heat & drought is brought into focus much more. Nevertheless, the discussion always comes back to weather! Some of us care more about the job market and economy more than the silly argument about how it feels being in the direct sun when it's 115 degrees with low humidity. When temperatures climb that high, I'm usually in cooler locations anyway.

[country pride]

Originally Posted by w7kkk

Why do so many people live in such a hot place?
It is called AC. in the home, business and your car.
I remember back in the 1960s when AC was not common at all and Phoenix had few living there.

Well you have a good point but when those power grids are maxed out to the point of brown outs or other issues causing
complete blackouts (I've lived in Phx and later in Casa Grande) it becomes an issue. There are people who refuse to cut back or wait till after the peak points to run other things like dishwashers or dryers. But thank goodness for ac!
I didn't know there was 5 million people in Phx now, wow!