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bjg13@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

Wet bulb temp of 95° F is the start of deadly heat for humans. That’d be about 109° @ 50% humidity, or 130° with dry air. I’d say it’ll be a crap shoot next year, when El Nino is in full swing, whether we see more crop or human death from the heat. But for a glorious moment, we created a lot of value for the shareholders…

THIS IS FINE!

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LogLurker@mander.xyz ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
A recent study suggested that the safe upper limit in wet bulb conditions might be closer to 88F. Link to an article discussing the research

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- bjg13@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  Wow. Trouble. And in our road.
  
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TokenBoomer@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
Can I ask where you learned that info? I’ve never heard it put that way.

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- Palerider@feddit.uk ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  Well a quick search found this…
  
  en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wet-bulb_temperature
  
  Basically the air is warmer and wetter so the human body cannot shed heat.
  
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  - TokenBoomer@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    Never read the wiki before. Thanks. Terrifying
    
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  - Ferris@discuss.online ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    dis is how a sauna works.
    
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- bjg13@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  technologyreview.com/…/climate-change-human-body-…
  
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  - TokenBoomer@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    Can we commodify this?
    
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