Anne Ominous on Nostr: so TIL that the #weather service has a page for US #WetBulbTemperature This ...
so TIL that the #weather service has a page for US #WetBulbTemperature
This measurement will prolly become really important, soon.
#WetBulb Globe Temp (#WBGT) measures #heat stress in direct sunlight & takes into account: temp, #humidity, wind speed, sun angle & cloud cover.
so it's way better IMO than heat index, which is taken in shade.
#Climate #ClimateChange
human survivability limit is estimated to be wetbulb 95F. It's wetbulb 91 in south texas right now
https://www.weather.gov/tsa/wbgt
This measurement will prolly become really important, soon.
#WetBulb Globe Temp (#WBGT) measures #heat stress in direct sunlight & takes into account: temp, #humidity, wind speed, sun angle & cloud cover.
so it's way better IMO than heat index, which is taken in shade.
#Climate #ClimateChange
human survivability limit is estimated to be wetbulb 95F. It's wetbulb 91 in south texas right now
https://www.weather.gov/tsa/wbgt