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And if it's too hot for humans, it's probably too hot for other lifeforms.
How hot is too hot for humans? Understanding #Wetbulb temperatures
Humans sweat to keep cool. But when that sweat can't evaporate, heat gets dangerous
Jade Prévost-Manuel · CBC News · Posted: Jul 03, 2021
"At theoretical wet-bulb temperatures, evaporation and cooling can no longer take place because the atmosphere is fully saturated with water. And when the wet-bulb temperature reaches 35 C, it crosses a threshold at which humans can no longer lose internal body heat and cool themselves."
https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/how-hot-is-too-hot-for-humans-understanding-wet-bulb-temperatures-1.6088415
#Extinction #ExtremeHeat #ExtremeHumidity #ClimateCrisis
How hot is too hot for humans? Understanding #Wetbulb temperatures
Humans sweat to keep cool. But when that sweat can't evaporate, heat gets dangerous
Jade Prévost-Manuel · CBC News · Posted: Jul 03, 2021
"At theoretical wet-bulb temperatures, evaporation and cooling can no longer take place because the atmosphere is fully saturated with water. And when the wet-bulb temperature reaches 35 C, it crosses a threshold at which humans can no longer lose internal body heat and cool themselves."
https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/how-hot-is-too-hot-for-humans-understanding-wet-bulb-temperatures-1.6088415
#Extinction #ExtremeHeat #ExtremeHumidity #ClimateCrisis