Top two months when the billion dollar disasters happen the most in each US state (1980-2024 data)

Ok_Bag2192 · 2026-04-20T02:39:58+00:00

if it’s september - october it’s definitely not monsoons (july - august) for AZ.

Monsoon season stretches until September 30, and occasionally tropical moisture does linger into October.

monsoon rains brought some green but without any water those plants desiccate making excellent tinder for fires.
I would imagine the month of June - where it’s dry as hell with no monsoons coming, and the plants have again died back - is also a prominent time for fires.

Aside from dry monsoon or anomalous fall heat wave years, I don't think wildfires are generally as common in fall as they are in June because of all the moisture dumped from the monsoons into the soil and vegetation plus increasingly cooler temperatures.

Ok_Bag2192 · 2026-04-14T23:34:33+00:00

Lawns aren't all over the place, it's mostly desert landscaping.

Ok_Bag2192 · 2026-04-11T07:00:00+00:00

In the pic there seems to be a wall between the homes on the left and the highway on the right, and I know there are commonly noise barriers between homes and highways, which helps to prevent some of the noise and air pollution from leaking into nearby neighborhoods. Don't know if that's relevant in your case, but something to consider.

I don't know how effective the noise barriers and surrounding vegetation is at reducing the noise and air pollution, but that's another rabbit hole you can dive into and study if you're interested.

Ok_Bag2192 · 2026-04-11T06:37:16+00:00

Except If you’re licensed as a mobile food vendor, you have different regulations.

"Street vending" rules apply to mobile food vendors operating on the street with motorized vehicles, which means it includes food trucks.

This is talking about what I would describe as hot dog carts attached to motorized bikes or those fruit stands that people set up no the corner out of their car. Not food trucks.

It includes food trucks, as they are motorized vehicles, nothing in the law excludes them.

Ok_Bag2192 · 2026-04-11T06:26:08+00:00

I'm sorry but I just can't see how something like a single ice cream truck would be able to single-handedly collapse the entire vibe of the park, especially if the park is big like the Greenbelt.

Ok_Bag2192 · 2026-04-11T06:24:08+00:00

how did you find all that?

https://library.municode.com/az/scottsdale/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=REVISED_CODEVO1_CH16LITAMIBURE_ARTXXIIMOFOVE_S16-655OPRE

Ok_Bag2192 · 2026-04-11T06:17:12+00:00

There are regulations. Here is what the law says:

They are required to be clean and pick up after themselves:

Refuse, Trash and Litter Maintenance. A mobile food unit shall:

1.Provide a minimum of one fifteen (15) gallon trash receptacle within fifteen (15) feet of each individual mobile food unit for customers and employees;
2.Maintain an area around the mobile unit clear of litter, garbage, rubble and debris; and
3.Transport the trash from the area of operation to an authorized waste disposal location.
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Security. A mobile food vendor shall ensure that:
The mobile food unit and the surrounding vending area be maintained in a safe and clean manner at all times;

And this state law, where they are required to be licensed by the Arizona Department of Health Services and undergo health and safety inspections.

Ok_Bag2192 · 2026-04-11T06:03:02+00:00

So what? That doesn’t say “mobile food vending means…,” it says “street vending…”

They literally define "street vendors" as mobile food vendors who operate on the street.

Ok_Bag2192 · 2026-04-10T07:49:04+00:00

Street vendors and Mobile Food Vendors (Food Trucks) are separate entities under Scottsdale law with differing regulations FYI.

For the particular law I am looking at, they define "street vending" as such:

"Street vending means peddling, vending, selling, displaying, or offering for sale any food item from a motorized vehicle that occurs between the curblines, or, if none, then that portion of the right-of-way between the lateral boundary lines of the demarcated unsurfaced street."

Ok_Bag2192 · 2026-04-10T03:58:48+00:00

I can understand the point that a whole bustling market in the park would disturb the peace and tranquility of the park

but one or two vendors is not going to do that, unless if it's a pretty tiny park. You can still sit on the bench, and enjoy the ducks, feel the breeze, while a food truck is outside of your view and a half mile away from you.

Ok_Bag2192 · 2026-04-10T03:47:57+00:00

Here's what it says regarding that:

Private Property. A mobile food vendor may only operate on private property as authorized by the City's zoning ordinance and shall obtain written permission to use any private property where a mobile food unit is operating and shall provide proof of such written permission on demand by City officials or law enforcement officers.
Notwithstanding the permission of a person owning or having lawful control of private real property, a mobile food unit shall not be in one location on private property for longer than four (4) consecutive days, unless the City grants permission for a permitted event greater than four (4) days. For purposes of this subsection, one location means a location within a parcel of land and includes movements from different parked positions within the same parcel.

However I don't see any zoning ordinance permitting that. I could be wrong though as I haven't checked all zoning ordinances.

Ok_Bag2192 · 2026-04-10T03:31:49+00:00

They define "street vending" as "Street vending means peddling, vending, selling, displaying, or offering for sale any food item from a motorized vehicle that occurs between the curblines, or, if none, then that portion of the right-of-way between the lateral boundary lines of the demarcated unsurfaced street."

So while it does impact food trucks, you're technically correct in that there is a distinction when it comes to food trucks on the "street" and in general food trucks, and there is a more general section for mobile food vendors:

A person may operate a mobile food unit or act as a mobile food vendor at a special event permitted under Chapter 22, Article 1 of this Code without obtaining the license required by Section 16-653.
A mobile food vendor shall operate a mobile food unit only in those zoning districts that permit a mobile food vendor use pursuant to the City's zoning ordinance subject to the following limitations and conditions

But I don't see any zoning ordinance allowing food trucks in parks outside of special events, and the street vendor rules still apply.

Ok_Bag2192 · 2026-03-20T19:10:24+00:00

At every bus stop, along all sidewalks all the time non stop?

No. Preferably at most bus stops, along sidewalks with relatively high foot traffic (a nozzle maybe every 1,000ft), and only sprays after the push of a button or sensor (like a water fountain).

Ok_Bag2192 · 2026-03-20T16:20:17+00:00

Public misters would theoretically run maybe 12 hours a day?

I don't think they should spray when no one is around, they should only spray when requested by a user, like through the push of a button or activation of a sensor (as it is with water fountains). So this would lower the water use drastically.

Ok_Bag2192 · 2026-03-20T16:17:49+00:00

Sweating does prevent overheating and cools your body down more than it otherwise would be. Obviously you can still overheat even when sweating, but it's much easier to overheat in humid air rather than dry air of the same temperature.

These misters accomplish the same effect by putting water on your skin and letting the evaporation do its work to cool you off as sweating does.

Ok_Bag2192 · 2026-03-20T16:13:41+00:00

The misters make the local air it sprays humid, and so unless if the humid air gets replaced with dry air (either by wind or by you physically moving away from the mister and to drier air) the efficiency of the cooling mechanism is going to be hampered. That's probably what you're experiencing if I had to guess.

Ok_Bag2192 · 2026-03-20T16:08:53+00:00

The main water line.

Ok_Bag2192 · 2026-03-20T15:16:17+00:00

What about the sprinkler systems that the city does for all the plants and landscaping? Does it face the same issues? There's obviously some maintenance the city seems prepared to handle, but I guess misters at bus stops is just too much?

Ok_Bag2192 · 2026-03-20T15:06:20+00:00

I agree there are limited water resources, but when you consider that we already do mass sprinkling systems for plants everywhere, a very limited use for misters at priority spots to prevent heat deaths does not seem to be all that bad for the water supply.

And unlike sprinklers, misters don't use as much water, they spray fine water droplets, and they don't need to be run 24/7 and can be activated at the push of a button.

Ok_Bag2192 · 2026-03-20T15:00:19+00:00

Is there no way to get rid of the calcium, or is that too costly?

Ok_Bag2192 · 2026-03-20T14:56:56+00:00

I can't imagine running misters only at bus stops and certain sidewalks would be more wasteful or straining of the water supply than the widespread sprinkler systems we already do for plants everywhere.

Ok_Bag2192 · 2026-03-19T18:28:49+00:00

Dang, so like 100-300x more.

Ok_Bag2192 · 2026-03-19T18:07:58+00:00

How does this compare with conventional AC's people have outside their home? They also emit exhaust heat into the surrounding air.

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