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Wish all articles like this would start including wet bulb temperature, so reader wouldn't have to keep finding temp and humidity and find it on a chart. A wet

Wish all articles like this would start including wet bulb temperature, so reader wouldn't have to keep finding temp and humidity and find it on a chart. A wet-bulb temperature of 95°F (35°C) is the theoretical limit for human survivability for up to six hours of exposure. This is equivalent to a heat index of 160°F (71°C). However, more recent research indicates that a wet-bulb temperature of 88°F can be hazardous even for young Aug 17, 2023 Understanding Wet-Bulb Temperature: The Risks of High Wet ... https://climatecheck.com/blog/understanding-wet-bulb-temperature-the-risks-of-high-wet-bulb-temperatures-explained#:~:text=While%20a%20wet%2Dbulb%20temperature,even%20for%20young%2C%20healthy%20people https://climatecheck.com/blog/understanding-wet-bulb-tempera.... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wet-bulb_temperature https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wet-bulb_temperature Edited to add Celsius Edited to remove reference to shade.

TheRealPomax 3y ago
95 degrees Fahrenheit = 35 degrees Celsius (relevant in this case because all degrees in the article are in Celsius, and the Wikipedia article's primary scale is Celsius)
tppiotrowski 3y ago
> A wet-bulb temperature of 95°F (35°C) is the theoretical limit for human survivability for up to six hours of unshaded outdoor exposure Both the sources you linked say that 35 degrees is the limit in the shade as well. > It has been thought that a sustained wet-bulb temperature exceeding 35 °C (95 °F)—given the body's requirement to maintain a core temperature of about 37°C—is likely to be fatal even to fit and healthy people, unclothed in the shade next to a fan
- FrustratedMonky 3y ago
  Sorry. I thought that was from the link . Guess technically, since shade is cooler, then if the temperature was X and shade is (X-shade), then if wet bulb was at 95, then you could go into some shade to get cooler. Or, since wet bulb is at 95 is same in sun and shade, then if it is at 95 deg in shade you are in danger, and if you walked into the sun, you'd be in even more danger. or to try and say another way. Temperature is Temperature, and if in Sun you are probably hotter. But wet bulb 'limit' would be same, and you'd hit the limit faster in the sun.

TheRealPomax 3y ago

95 degrees Fahrenheit = 35 degrees Celsius (relevant in this case because all degrees in the article are in Celsius, and the Wikipedia article's primary scale is Celsius)

tppiotrowski 3y ago

> A wet-bulb temperature of 95°F (35°C) is the theoretical limit for human survivability for up to six hours of unshaded outdoor exposure Both the sources you linked say that 35 degrees is the limit in the shade as well. > It has been thought that a sustained wet-bulb temperature exceeding 35 °C (95 °F)—given the body's requirement to maintain a core temperature of about 37°C—is likely to be fatal even to fit and healthy people, unclothed in the shade next to a fan

FrustratedMonky 3y ago
Sorry. I thought that was from the link . Guess technically, since shade is cooler, then if the temperature was X and shade is (X-shade), then if wet bulb was at 95, then you could go into some shade to get cooler. Or, since wet bulb is at 95 is same in sun and shade, then if it is at 95 deg in shade you are in danger, and if you walked into the sun, you'd be in even more danger. or to try and say another way. Temperature is Temperature, and if in Sun you are probably hotter. But wet bulb 'limit' would be same, and you'd hit the limit faster in the sun.