Are you sure about those temperatures/humidities? 100 F with 99 % humidity equates to a wet bulb of 37.75 C [2], well above the commonly accepted theoretically survivable limit of 35 C.
[0] https://www.weatherwx.com/hazardoutlook/sc/fort+jackson.html
[1] https://www.omnicalculator.com/physics/wet-bulb?advanced=1&c...
[2] https://www.omnicalculator.com/physics/wet-bulb?advanced=1&c...
I think what it means to survive those temperatures may be the issue here, because obviously you don't just drop dead if you are a healthy 18 year old. An obese 65 year old will be long dead in an environment that a healthy 18 year old can run wind sprints in.
> A black flag weather condition is in effect when the temperature reaches 90 degrees or higher, according to the Safety Office's heat stress card. In this category, only 10 minutes out of each hour should be spent engaging in strenuous activities, only 20 minutes should be spent performing moderate work and 50 minutes could be spent doing easy work. Strenuous work includes intense jogging and walking on hard surfaces at 3.5 mph with loads of 40 pounds or more. Moderate work includes performing calisthenics and easy work includes marksmanship training and light walking with no load. Community members should drink one quart of water per hour while performing any type of work while a black flag is raised.
Perhaps when the study claims that young people can only survive at 87 degrees they are averaging healthy and unhealty/obese people together to get that number? Anyway, they are certainly incorrect as it is just a fact that people work just fine in much higher temperatures than this study says is possible, for long periods and with no negative consequences.