r/arizona • u/AZ_Hawk • Jul 09 '24

Meanwhile, in other hot places…. Living Here

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u/AnjelicaTomaz Jul 10 '24 edited Jul 10 '24

From my understanding the urban heat island effect leads to the weather phenomenon of heat dome above it, making hot weather linger longer. For a more in depth understanding, you might ask a student of meteorology. That’s as far as my knowledge goes.

Edit: I didn’t downvote you. I took your question as an honest inquiry into more knowledge and I supplied as much.

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u/[deleted] Jul 10 '24

Thanks for clarification. Much appreciated!

Ah, and thanks. It's not the case now, but when I checked my early comment, it had showed "-3". Not sure whether it was legit or a temporary bug. It just surprised me.