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If the max is 31C wet-bulb temperature, how did India survive the weeks of temperatures around 50C this summer?
by skohan 4y ago
If the max is 31C wet-bulb temperature, how did India survive the weeks of temperatures around 50C this summer?
- formerly_proven 4y agoBecause those aren't wet bulb temperatures? https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/delhi-news/at-40-c-capital-feels-like-52-c-as-high-humidity-spikes-heat-index-101656374874920.html https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/delhi-news/at-40-c-cap... Cites 32 °C wet bulb as the peak measured in Delhi so far.
- WinstonSmith84 4y agoYeah. While probably the way it's calculated makes sense to reflect how warm or cold a day is, it's making headlines because obviously it's shocking "everyone" when you've to read that more than 30C is unbearable ...
- wongarsu 4y agoWhich is why the article sensibly doesn't put the 31°C figure in the headline and before mentioning it at all makes sure to explain what wet-bulb temperature is, how it's different from a normal temperature reading and why it's useful.
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- skohan 4y agoWow that's scary! It sounds like one of the most populous cities on earth is already close to the limit of human survivability
- firtoz 4y agoI guess they were not at maximum humidity
- jefftk 4y agoEven if the air is that temperature, there will generally be cooler places people can use. For example, well ventilated constantly shaded ground will be substantially cooler.