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Re:The emergence of heat and humidity too severe for human t... by elihu on Wednesday August 11, 2021 @01:39AM (#28138422)
I suppose the best available option for a lot of people if designated shelters aren't available would just be to walk to the nearest body of water and climb in, and wade around until the heat subsides.
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Re:The emergence of heat and humidity too severe for human t... by leppr on Wednesday August 11, 2021 @02:00AM (#28138567)
You're assuming the nearest body of water is somehow cool enough, which is often not the case.
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Re:The emergence of heat and humidity too severe for human t... by elihu on Wednesday August 11, 2021 @05:31AM (#28139895)
Well, you'd have to take it on a case-by-case basis. I suppose as long as the water is at least somewhat below hot-tub temperatures it might be a reasonable way to sort-of cool off.
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