Re:Village of Lytton, B.C., evacuated as mayor says 'the who...
by ornornor on Thursday July 01, 2021 @03:15AM
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Thank you for the explanation, I learnt something.
> The problems for human activity start at a WBT of 32C (90F), and a WBT of 35C (95F) means that even healthy humans with access to unlimited water will die of heat stroke in the shade after a few hours.
It’s incredible to think how “fragile” we can be. 35C is not cold or cool but it’s not extreme either. When you think about it, if your core temp drops to 35C you have (severe?) hypothermia. But if your skin can’t get cooler than that you die of heatstroke. Crazy to think about. Even crazier that we terraformed our planet to make this a reality in many more places than we started with.
> The problems for human activity start at a WBT of 32C (90F), and a WBT of 35C (95F) means that even healthy humans with access to unlimited water will die of heat stroke in the shade after a few hours.
It’s incredible to think how “fragile” we can be. 35C is not cold or cool but it’s not extreme either. When you think about it, if your core temp drops to 35C you have (severe?) hypothermia. But if your skin can’t get cooler than that you die of heatstroke. Crazy to think about. Even crazier that we terraformed our planet to make this a reality in many more places than we started with.