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[–] DerisionConsulting@lemmy.ca 79 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (19 children)

Reader mode of Firefox helped me be able to read the content of the article, despite the unacceptable layout.

Here's the short version:
Wet-bulb weather is when, because of a combination of humidity and heat, you can't naturally cool off with things like sweat.
There are certain combinations where the weather only needs to be 25.8C for a health younger person, or 21.9C for an elderly person for "wet-bulb" to be achieved.
Climate change is real, and it's causing more instances of "wet-bulb" weather.
Outside activities may not be possible in the summer in certain parts of the world, people will die, the rich will move.

[–] CyberMonkey404@lemmy.ml 23 points 2 months ago (8 children)

only needs to be 25.8C for a health younger person, or 21.9C for an elderly person

That's disturbingly low

[–] whostosay@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago (2 children)

can we get these temperatures in freedom degrees?

[–] Courantdair@jlai.lu 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Depends on which articulation, but I'd say at most 6

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