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Will #Texas become too hot for humans?
30 June 2023
Sarah Griffiths"At what point the heat becomes unbearable is personal, but a study published in 2010 estimated that a 'wet-bulb' temperature of 95F (35C) at 100% humidity, or 115F at 50% humidity is probably as hot as most humans can maintain a healthy core body temperature by sweating. Above that 'critical environmental limit' our body temperature rises continuously and the risk of heat-related illnesses such as heat stroke increases.
"But a team of researchers from Penn State University discovered our resilience to heat is probably lower than this after testing how healthy people handle hot temperatures in a sweaty experiment in their laboratory. They showed that the upper environmental limit is a lower wet-bulb temperature of 95F (31C) at 100% humidity.
"The heatwave in Texas has in places exceeded this band of dangerous temperatures, so whether people can live happily in the state also largely depends on whether they have access to air conditioning and can afford to use it, or whether they have to work outside under the hot Sun."
Read more:
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20230630-will-texas-become-too-hot-for-humans -
Will #Texas become too hot for humans?
30 June 2023
Sarah Griffiths"At what point the heat becomes unbearable is personal, but a study published in 2010 estimated that a 'wet-bulb' temperature of 95F (35C) at 100% humidity, or 115F at 50% humidity is probably as hot as most humans can maintain a healthy core body temperature by sweating. Above that 'critical environmental limit' our body temperature rises continuously and the risk of heat-related illnesses such as heat stroke increases.
"But a team of researchers from Penn State University discovered our resilience to heat is probably lower than this after testing how healthy people handle hot temperatures in a sweaty experiment in their laboratory. They showed that the upper environmental limit is a lower wet-bulb temperature of 95F (31C) at 100% humidity.
"The heatwave in Texas has in places exceeded this band of dangerous temperatures, so whether people can live happily in the state also largely depends on whether they have access to air conditioning and can afford to use it, or whether they have to work outside under the hot Sun."
Read more:
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20230630-will-texas-become-too-hot-for-humans -
Will #Texas become too hot for humans?
30 June 2023
Sarah Griffiths"At what point the heat becomes unbearable is personal, but a study published in 2010 estimated that a 'wet-bulb' temperature of 95F (35C) at 100% humidity, or 115F at 50% humidity is probably as hot as most humans can maintain a healthy core body temperature by sweating. Above that 'critical environmental limit' our body temperature rises continuously and the risk of heat-related illnesses such as heat stroke increases.
"But a team of researchers from Penn State University discovered our resilience to heat is probably lower than this after testing how healthy people handle hot temperatures in a sweaty experiment in their laboratory. They showed that the upper environmental limit is a lower wet-bulb temperature of 95F (31C) at 100% humidity.
"The heatwave in Texas has in places exceeded this band of dangerous temperatures, so whether people can live happily in the state also largely depends on whether they have access to air conditioning and can afford to use it, or whether they have to work outside under the hot Sun."
Read more:
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20230630-will-texas-become-too-hot-for-humans -
Will #Texas become too hot for humans?
30 June 2023
Sarah Griffiths"At what point the heat becomes unbearable is personal, but a study published in 2010 estimated that a 'wet-bulb' temperature of 95F (35C) at 100% humidity, or 115F at 50% humidity is probably as hot as most humans can maintain a healthy core body temperature by sweating. Above that 'critical environmental limit' our body temperature rises continuously and the risk of heat-related illnesses such as heat stroke increases.
"But a team of researchers from Penn State University discovered our resilience to heat is probably lower than this after testing how healthy people handle hot temperatures in a sweaty experiment in their laboratory. They showed that the upper environmental limit is a lower wet-bulb temperature of 95F (31C) at 100% humidity.
"The heatwave in Texas has in places exceeded this band of dangerous temperatures, so whether people can live happily in the state also largely depends on whether they have access to air conditioning and can afford to use it, or whether they have to work outside under the hot Sun."
Read more:
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20230630-will-texas-become-too-hot-for-humans -
Will #Texas become too hot for humans?
30 June 2023
Sarah Griffiths"At what point the heat becomes unbearable is personal, but a study published in 2010 estimated that a 'wet-bulb' temperature of 95F (35C) at 100% humidity, or 115F at 50% humidity is probably as hot as most humans can maintain a healthy core body temperature by sweating. Above that 'critical environmental limit' our body temperature rises continuously and the risk of heat-related illnesses such as heat stroke increases.
"But a team of researchers from Penn State University discovered our resilience to heat is probably lower than this after testing how healthy people handle hot temperatures in a sweaty experiment in their laboratory. They showed that the upper environmental limit is a lower wet-bulb temperature of 95F (31C) at 100% humidity.
"The heatwave in Texas has in places exceeded this band of dangerous temperatures, so whether people can live happily in the state also largely depends on whether they have access to air conditioning and can afford to use it, or whether they have to work outside under the hot Sun."
Read more:
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20230630-will-texas-become-too-hot-for-humans