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Singapore is already completely inundated in severe WBGT conditions: https://www.wbgt.sg/allstations https://www.wbgt.sg/allstations thankfully, much of the po
by princeb 5y ago
Singapore is already completely inundated in severe WBGT conditions: https://www.wbgt.sg/allstations https://www.wbgt.sg/allstations
thankfully, much of the population are within easy reach of conditioned air, either their home, office or an indoor mall. many parts of the shopping district are connected underground, so that people don't have to over-expose themselves to the climate to get from place to place.
we've not been able to terraform our habitat, but we've been able to create sufficient pockets of habitable spaces for us to continue functioning as a society.
it's always a bit of a fascination for me. soon strenous outdoor activities in singapore will be completely impossible, and maybe, in the near future, even idling outside will be a risky endeavour. this feels almost dune-like, except frank herbert never thought lethal humidity would be the other way around.
- nmfisher 5y agoI moved to Singapore from Australia about 18 months ago. I’m still struggling to cope with the heat (or more accurately, the humidity). I still exercise outside regularly, but only after dark. Admittedly, I seem to live in a hot part of town (inland, no wind, densely built urban island with little greenery) and on the top floor of an older building. Either way, I think I’ll need to move back to Australia soon. I can handle a 40+ degree dry Adelaide summer, but constant 30 degrees @ 85% humidity is just too much.
- darepublic 5y agoJust imagine when the power goes out.