With thanks to @daniel for such an important share:
The threshold for survival in heat is lower than we thought: a Wet Bulb Temperature of 31°C, not 35°C, might kill a healthy young people in a few hours.
This kind of research is essential not only for stimulating info-sharing on survival strategies and other forms of mutualism in society, but also for pushing harder for prevention. We do not have to go gentle into this suffocating coming day.
@MLClark @daniel Check out the experimental Wet Bulb Globe Temperature calculator from the National Weather service.
https://www.weather.gov/tsa/wbgt
@MLClark @daniel The locations marked by red and darker orange dots on this map already exceed 31C WBGT.
https://news.climate.columbia.edu/wp-content/data-viz/heat-humidity-map/
Yes, since learning about wet bulb temperature a couple of years ago, I've felt like climate change is even more pressing an issue.
Wet bulb events are more and more common. Especially in places that are both hot and humid like much of India, and in the southern US.
@peterquirk @daniel
Perfect example of knowledge-sharing!
Thanks, Peter!