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Do we have any real world examples of this happening? That would help understanding.
by kzrdude 3y ago
Do we have any real world examples of this happening? That would help understanding.
- roflyear 3y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wet-bulb_temperature https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wet-bulb_temperature
- hammock 3y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003_European_heat_wave https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003_European_heat_wave https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_Pakistan_heat_wave https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_Pakistan_heat_wave As far as global warming goes, study results indicate that limiting global warming to 1.5 °C would prevent most of the tropics from reaching the wet-bulb temperature of the human physiological limit of 35 °C. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41561-021-00695-3 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41561-021-00695-3
- jchmrt 3y agoJust to be clear, studies also indicate that we will not realistically limit global heating to anything close to 1.5C, unless very drastic actions are taken immediately (actions on a level that would be seen as extremely radical by most people)