Crash Course: Phoenix could soon become uninhabitable — and the poor will be the first to leave

As climate change worsens, desert cities like Phoenix must adapt, or face a mass exodus. [View in browser](~/AASU4wA~/RgRky4jMP0Q2aHR0cHM6Ly9yZWFkLmxldHRlcmhlYWQuZW1haWwvY3Jhc2gtY291cnNlL2xldHRlci8zODk2VwNzcGNCCmLgzQPpYhs7HMFSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) Your daily update from [Salon](~/AASU4wA~/RgRky4jMP0QWaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tL1cDc3BjQgpi4M0D6WIbOxzBUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~). [Homeless-encampment] Mario Tama/Getty Images Phoenix could soon become uninhabitable — and the poor will be the first to leave As the world warms, something called the "heat island effect" is a major threat to countless cities. The heat island effect is a phenomenon in which urban areas experience higher temperatures than the areas adjacent to them. It is typically caused by infrastructure, like buildings and roads, absorbing excess heat; they retain that heat that they absorb during the day and keep cities hot, even at night time. This is why the [summer overnight low](~/AASU4wA~/RgRky4jMP0RWaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGhlZ3VhcmRpYW4uY29tL3VzLW5ld3MvMjAyMi9qdW4vMTMvcGhvZW5peC1hcml6b25hLWhlYXR3YXZlLWRheXRpbWUtbmlnaHRXA3NwY0IKYuDNA-liGzscwVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) in cities like Phoenix, Ariz., is often 90° Fahrenheit or higher. For sprawling cities with lots of paved land, the heat island effect is going to be pervasive — and in the United States, this is true perhaps nowhere more so than in desert cities like Phoenix. As a result — and in the not-too-distant future — Phoenix will likely be uninhabitable. Scientists can not say for sure when that will happen, but they do know what the signs will be — and they even have a vague sense of how a depopulation scenario might play out. 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[DeSantis/Trump] Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images Ron DeSantis isn't a dirtbag. That's exactly why he won't beat Donald Trump Don't look now, but the GOP elite is once again trying to find a way to get off the Donald Trump Express. This is roughly the 50th time that Beltway Republicans, tired of being tied to a half-literate and criminal reality TV host, have looked for a disembarking opportunity. This time, they're eyeballing Ron DeSantis Station, hoping the Yale and Harvard-educated Florida governor is cruel enough to win over Trump voters without bringing along all that Trump criminality baggage. Hey, anything is possible, especially if the Department of Justice actually sucks it up and does the right thing in charging Trump for one or more of his many crimes. January 6, in particular, was a unique event in American history and it's still not entirely certain what the ramifications will be when Trump invariably runs for president again. But if what GOP elites are looking for is someone who can excite the lizard brains of the GOP base without all that pesky criminal baggage, well, DeSantis just isn't their guy. Sure, [DeSantis is performing fairly well in some polling](~/AASU4wA~/RgRky4jMP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9wcm9qZWN0cy5maXZldGhpcnR5ZWlnaHQuY29tL3BvbGxzL3ByZXNpZGVudC1wcmltYXJ5LXIvMjAyNC9XA3NwY0IKYuDNA-liGzscwVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) match-ups against Trump right now, but that doesn't really mean much. It's common for there to be flare-ups of interest in primary challengers this far out from an election. Most voters aren't really paying attention and, likely, don't really know much about DeSantis or have even heard him talk. Once people start tuning in, however, these kinds of polling wrinkles tend to be ironed out. [Read more from Amanda Marcotte.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRky4jMP0RjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDgvMDEvcm9uLWRlc2FudGlzLWlzbnQtYS1kaXJ0YmFnLXRoYXRzLWV4YWN0bHktd2h5LWhlLXdvbnQtYmVhdC1kb25hbGQvVwNzcGNCCmLgzQPpYhs7HMFSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) - "Rick Santorum wants the states to throw a 'live piece of ammo' at Washington with a constitutional convention," [Insider](~/AASU4wA~/RgRky4jMP0SCaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYnVzaW5lc3NpbnNpZGVyLmNvbS9jb25zdGl0dXRpb25hbC1jb252ZW50aW9uLXJpY2stc2FudG9ydW0tY29uc2VydmF0aXZlcy1hdWRpby1yZWNvcmRpbmctMjAyMi04P3V0bV9zb3VyY2U9cmVkZGl0LmNvbVcDc3BjQgpi4M0D6WIbOxzBUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) - "American Motherhood: My pregnancies could have killed me, but at least I chose them," [The Atlantic](~/AASU4wA~/RgRky4jMP0RuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGhlYXRsYW50aWMuY29tL2lkZWFzL2FyY2hpdmUvMjAyMi8wOC9wcmVnbmFuY3ktYmlydGgtY29tcGxpY2F0aW9uLWFib3J0aW9uLWxpZmUtb2YtbW90aGVyLzY3MTAwNi9XA3NwY0IKYuDNA-liGzscwVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) - "The Supposed Epidemic of “Fentanyl Exposure” Among Cops Is Completely Bogus," [The New Republic](~/AASU4wA~/RgRky4jMP0RkaHR0cHM6Ly9uZXdyZXB1YmxpYy5jb20vYXJ0aWNsZS8xNjcxOTIvYm9ndXMtY29wcy1mZW50YW55bC1leHBvc3VyZS1lcGlkZW1pYy1tYXNzLXNvY2lvZ2VuaWMtaWxsbmVzc1cDc3BjQgpi4M0D6WIbOxzBUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) - "Have Scientists Been Wrong About Alzheimer’s for Decades?," [NY Magazine](~/AASU4wA~/RgRky4jMP0RkaHR0cHM6Ly9ueW1hZy5jb20vaW50ZWxsaWdlbmNlci8yMDIyLzA4L2hhdmUtc2NpZW50aXN0cy1iZWVuLXdyb25nLWFib3V0LWFsemhlaW1lcnMtZm9yLWRlY2FkZXMuaHRtbFcDc3BjQgpi4M0D6WIbOxzBUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) - "Republican nominee for Maryland attorney general hosted 9/11 conspiracy radio shows," [CNN](~/AASU4wA~/RgRky4jMP0RkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuY25uLmNvbS8yMDIyLzA3LzMxL3BvbGl0aWNzL2tmaWxlLW1hcnlsYW5kLWF0dG9ybmV5LWdlbmVyYWwtOS0xMS1jb25zcGlyYWNpZXMvaW5kZXguaHRtbFcDc3BjQgpi4M0D6WIbOxzBUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) - "Neil Gaiman Knows What Happens When You Dream," [New York Times](~/AASU4wA~/RgRky4jMP0RSaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyMi8wOC8wMS9tYWdhemluZS9uZWlsLWdhaW1hbi1pbnRlcnZpZXcuaHRtbFcDc3BjQgpi4M0D6WIbOxzBUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) [Donald-Trump] Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images Trump lawyers planning criminal defense that shifts blame to “fall-guys” that worked for him: report Former President Donald Trump's attorneys are preparing a legal defense against potential criminal charges from the Justice Department, according to [Rolling Stone](~/AASU4wA~/RgRky4jMP0RfaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cucm9sbGluZ3N0b25lLmNvbS9wb2xpdGljcy9wb2xpdGljcy1uZXdzL3RydW1wLWxhd3llcnMtcGxhbm5pbmctZm9yLWNoYXJnZXMtMTM5MDY2OS9XA3NwY0IKYuDNA-liGzscwVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo). Trump's attorneys are preemptively preparing to fight potential charges from the DOJ, which has [asked grand jury witnesses](~/AASU4wA~/RgRky4jMP0R1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDcvMjcvdGhlLXdhbGxzLWFyZS1maW5hbGx5LXN0YXJ0aW5nLXRvLWNsb3NlLWluLS1zby1leHBlY3QtdG8tYW5ub3VuY2UtaGlzLTIwMjQtcnVuLXNvb24vVwNzcGNCCmLgzQPpYhs7HMFSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) about the former president's actions, according to the report. Trump has been briefed on the potential legal defenses at least twice over the summer, Rolling Stone reported, and the efforts "intensified" after former White House aide [Cassidy Hutchinson](~/AASU4wA~/RgRky4jMP0QuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tL3RvcGljL2Nhc3NpZHlfaHV0Y2hpbnNvblcDc3BjQgpi4M0D6WIbOxzBUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) testified before the House Jan. 6 committee. "We've gotten to a point where if you don't think criminal charges are at least somewhat likely, you are not serving the [former] president's best interests," one source told the outlet. Trump's lawyers have discussed strategies that involve "shifting blame from Trump to his advisors for the efforts to overturn the election," Rolling Stone reported, seeking to find a "full-guy or fall-guys." "Trump got some terrible advice from attorneys who, some people would argue, should have or must have known better," a source with knowledge of recent discussions told the outlet. "An 'advice of counsel' defense would be a big one." [Read more from Igor Derysh.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRky4jMP0R3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDgvMDEvbGF3eWVycy1wbGFubmluZy1jcmltaW5hbC1kZWZlbnNlLXRoYXQtc2hpZnRzLXRvLWZhbGwtZ3V5cy10aGF0LXdvcmtlZC1mb3ItaGltLXJlcG9ydC9XA3NwY0IKYuDNA-liGzscwVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) Have a tip for Salon? Feedback on this newsletter? 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