The emergence of heat and humidity too severe for human tolerance (2020)

Re:The emergence of heat and humidity too severe for human t... by ghshephard on Wednesday August 11, 2021 @02:32AM (#28138758)

I agree with the parent. Killing the AC for weeks on end really helped me acclimate to the local temperature.

I'm not saying it resulted in quality sleep (as a Canadian - I set the thermostat to 13 degrees in the winter when sleeping, and my ideal temperature in the summer is about 18 degrees) - but you get used to the outdoor climate reasonably quickly (in my case, about 4-6 months).

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Re:The emergence of heat and humidity too severe for human t... by nicoburns on Wednesday August 11, 2021 @06:02AM (#28140113)

Is 18 degrees assuming a fairly warm duvet covers / blankets? When I was staying hostels the dorms would sometimes be air conditioned and only a sheet would be provided for cover, and I struggled to sleep in anything colder than 21, and I'd have had it up to 22-24 if I could.

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Re:The emergence of heat and humidity too severe for human t... by ghshephard on Wednesday August 11, 2021 @12:58PM (#28144578)

Sort of - now that I live in Michigan, and re-acclimated to a northern climate, at 21 I have to sleep on top of blankets or I overheat (though, I will find that after a few hours, my body cools down while sleeping and I may pull a blanket overtop me). 18 + a normal duvet is perfection. Cool enough for blankets, but not so cold that I feel uncomfortable.

This is mostly a meditation on the fact that I used to be able to sleep in temperatures of 26-27 in Singapore. The human body (at least this one) can definitely acclimate to local environments given some time and exposure.

Of course - no acclimating whatsoever will help you if the wetbulb temperature gets up to 35. You are just dead unless you can find some active cooling at that point fairly quickly.

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