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To add to this with an article I just found “The [wet-bulb] temperature reading you get will actually change depending on how humid it is,” says Kristina Dahl,
by paranoidxprod 3y ago
To add to this with an article I just found
“The [wet-bulb] temperature reading you get will actually change depending on how humid it is,” says Kristina Dahl, a climate scientist at the Union of Concerned Scientists. “That’s the real purpose, to measure how well we’ll be able to cool ourselves by sweating.”
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/jul/31/why-you-need-to-worry-about-the-wet-bulb-temperature https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/jul/31/why-you-need...
- roflyear 3y agoYes, wet bulb temp is in the context of humidity. Apparently 95f or 35c is the "limit" for humans - where many people will have health issues if they can't cool off otherwise.
- ndsipa_pomu 3y ago"Health issues" may be under selling it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wet-bulb_temperature https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wet-bulb_temperature > The theoretical limit to human survival for more than a few hours in the shade, even with unlimited water, is a wet-bulb temperature of 35 °C