Wet-bulb conditions
Wet-bulb conditions are the point at which humidity and heat reach a point the evaporation of sweat no longer cools a human being thus leading to the death of otherwise healthy persons. Scientists at Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, surveying data from weather stations between 1979 and 2017, found 7,000 instances of these conditions, mostly in South Asia, the coastal Middle East, and southwest North America.[1]
Wet-bulb conditions occur when relative humidity is above 95% and temperatures are at least 31.1° Celsius (88° Fahrenheit), or, a wet-bulb temperature of 35° Celsius (95° Fahrenheit).[1][2]
References[]
- ^ a b Carleton, Audrey (July 7, 2021). "Scientists Studying Temperature at Which Humans Spontaneously Die With Increasing Urgency". Vice. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
- ^ Raymond, Colin; Matthews, Tom; Horton, Radley M. (May 8, 2020). "The emergence of heat and humidity too severe for human tolerance". Science Advances. American Association for the Advancement of Science. 6 (19): eaaw1838. doi:10.1126/sciadv.aaw1838. PMC 7209987. PMID 32494693. PDF: https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/advances/6/19/eaaw1838.full.pdf
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