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how does 40C in UK compared to 40c in the tropics? is it heat directly from the sun? Or is the atmosphere hot? or does the ground radiate heat? these three diff
by tintedfireglass 4y ago
how does 40C in UK compared to 40c in the tropics? is it heat directly from the sun? Or is the atmosphere hot? or does the ground radiate heat? these three different types of 40C have different mitigation strategies but will be given the same number (40C) by weather report sources. All heat is not the same. humid 40C is completely different from dry 40C. Each of these various types of heat will have different effects on our health and efficiency and have different strategies to mitigate it.
- bowsamic 4y agoI'm not sure what you're trying to say, but yeah 40C is much more severe in the UK than it is in the tropics for a huge number of reasons: lack of shade from trees (generally UK is pretty treeless in suburbs), more humid, no shutters on windows, etc.
- politelemon 4y agoAnd buildings designed to trap heat.
- tintedfireglass 4y agoby tropics I don't mean something like the bornean rainforest. many cities like Dubai, Lagos, Mumbai, Cairo, Bangkok, Jakarta all exist in the tropics.