Nelson Chu Pavlosky on Nostr: Apparently, fatal #wetBulb temperatures are predicted tomorrow along the lower half ...
Apparently, fatal #wetBulb temperatures are predicted tomorrow along the lower half of the Mississippi River.
Many people cite a 95F wet-bulb theoretical limit for human survival, but recent actual human subject data suggests even young, healthy subjects will die at 31°C wet-bulb, or 87°F at 100% humidity. (Vulnerable people will die at lower temperatures.)
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/jul/31/why-you-need-to-worry-about-the-wet-bulb-temperature
https://www.psu.edu/news/research/story/humans-cant-endure-temperatures-and-humidities-high-previously-thought/
If this coincides with power outages (*cough* Texas), mass casualties could result.
Many people cite a 95F wet-bulb theoretical limit for human survival, but recent actual human subject data suggests even young, healthy subjects will die at 31°C wet-bulb, or 87°F at 100% humidity. (Vulnerable people will die at lower temperatures.)
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/jul/31/why-you-need-to-worry-about-the-wet-bulb-temperature
https://www.psu.edu/news/research/story/humans-cant-endure-temperatures-and-humidities-high-previously-thought/
If this coincides with power outages (*cough* Texas), mass casualties could result.