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phoenix·Phoenix Arizonabygreenmonster

American Airlines Near Mid Air Collision! BOTH Planes Had "SAME FLIGHT NUMBER!"

Cross posted from https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/74171138

UNBELIEVABLE: American Airlines had two Boeing 737-800s operating as AA2482 — one arriving from Chicago (ORD), while another was preparing to depart Phoenix (PHX) for Chicago. The inbound AA2482 finally touched down at 12:13 AM, more than 90 minutes behind schedule. The outbound AA2482, meanwhile, was already airborne after departing PHX at 11:58 PM. For a period, both aircraft ended up on the same ATC frequency with the same callsign: “American 2482.” The controller says, "I've been working air traffic for 25 years, I've never seen two aircraft pretty much merge with the same callsign." Props to that ATC! So calm and professional! His use of 'arrival' and 'departure' to designate each aircraft was incredibly quick thinking for the controller.

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phoenix·Phoenix ArizonabyImpractical_Island

Newish to Area

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/46033088

I just found Lemmy, following my life partner here, and I've only been in the area for a couple years. We are spiritually inclined writers, philosophers, and doodleboppers. He's a Buddhist programmer, linguist, and an amazing cook. I'm more of an occult juggler, self-proclaimed propagandist, and a real big pain in the ass to the government. Really, we're just really weird, but SMRT, kinda. If you know who Terence McKenna and Alan Watts are, you'll prolly jive with us. Expect compassion.

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phoenix·Phoenix ArizonabyFive

Data centers draining resources in water-stressed communities

Dry air reduces the risk of corrosion and electrical issues in the sensitive equipment in the data centers. The lack of humidity in water-stressed regions, such as the southwest United States, makes it an attractive location for data centers. This means that the regions in which it is “best” to locate a data center due to its arid environment has the highest marginal cost in terms of water consumption.

In the Phoenix area alone, there are more than 58 data centers. If each data center uses 3 million gallons of water per day for cooling, that equates to more than 170 million gallons of drinking water used per day for cooling data centers. This massive consumption of drinking water for data center cooling puts a strain on the already fragile water supply and raises ethical questions about prioritizing the needs of tech giants over the basic needs of residents and agriculture.

Data centers draining resources in water-stressed communitieshttps://utulsa.edu/news/data-centers-draining-resources-in-water-stressed-communities/Open linkView original on slrpnk.net
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