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AzPsycho@lemmy.world â¨10⊠â¨months⊠ago
I have lived in the desert my whole life. So I guess Iâm an expert to and I can tell you that itâs hot as fuck and it can still kill me. No amount of planned âexposureâ is going to prevent dehydration or heat exhaustion.
vicfic@iusearchlinux.fyi â¨10⊠â¨months⊠ago
Lack of humidity in the air is a big problem, buy op does have a point. As a person living near the equator Iâm surprised by how many people are intolerant to temperatures which I find comfortable.
HandwovenConsensus@lemm.ee â¨10⊠â¨months⊠ago
Iâve heard too much humidity is a bigger problem. Keeps your body from being able to cool itself down with sweat, making you likely to overheat. With desert heat youâre probably fine if you have water and shelter from the sun.
Pipoca@lemmy.world â¨10⊠â¨months⊠ago
Mostly.
What really matters for hyperthermia is the âwet bulbâ temperature. Basically, the temperature you get when you wrap a thermometer with a wet cloth, simulating the cooling you get from sweat.
120° F with 5% relative humidity is a wet bulb temperature of about 69°.
WackyTabbacy42069@reddthat.com â¨10⊠â¨months⊠ago
Large swaths of the earth will be made inhospitable to humans because of a deadly mix of high humidity and heat. Our society needs to to accommodate this and develop shelters, otherwise our streets will be littered with the bodies of homeless and working poor who were forced to brave the outside.