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Re:San Francisco hits 106 degrees, breaking record by WalterBright on Saturday September 02, 2017 @05:52AM (#15155143)
The American southwest (i.e. Arizona) was thinly populated until the advent of air conditioning.
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Re:San Francisco hits 106 degrees, breaking record by sjg007 on Saturday September 02, 2017 @02:07PM (#15157376)
They had swamp cooling. Also the rivers actually had water in them above ground. But yes, less people.
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Re:San Francisco hits 106 degrees, breaking record by sebcat on Saturday September 02, 2017 @06:15AM (#15155203)
Even in pre-colonial times? Or whas it just that Europeans settled in places that felt like home?
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