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> The really scary thing will be when the wet bulb temperature goes above 35 degrees, and humans can only survive with AC. That's already an everyday reality i
by lmm 4mo ago
> The really scary thing will be when the wet bulb temperature goes above 35 degrees, and humans can only survive with AC.
That's already an everyday reality in Singapore.
- lazyasciiart 4mo agoNo it isn't. People spend time outdoors perfectly comfortably in Singapore. https://meteologix.com/sg/observations/wet-bulb-temperature.html https://meteologix.com/sg/observations/wet-bulb-temperature....
- ValentineC 4mo agoI'm sweating as I read this in a non-air-conditioned room. No, I'm already not comfortable indoors. It's much worse outdoors.
- lmm 4mo agoDepends on the season. "Everyday" was a poor choice of word, but 35+ wet bulb temperatures happen and are to some extent routine and expected.
- ant6n 4mo agoSingapore is not mentioned in the wiki article on wet bulb temperature. And given that the maximum ever temperature in Singapore is 35-36 for most months, I doubt that a wet bulb temperature of 35+ is common.
- brewdad 4mo agoWhen I visited Singapore most people retreated indoors to the AC from about 2:30-4:30 every afternoon. I don’t recall the exact temps then but the idea that everyone would be just fine in a severe heat wave leading to power grid outages is false.
- ant6n 4mo agoI don't make any sort of claim of 'just fine'. I am saying there will be places and times where people cannot regulate their body temperature via evaporation, so they will die outside without AC within hours. And in Singapore that point hasn't been reached yet. The point isn't that it's "just fine" right now, it's that it will get way worse.
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- ValentineC 4mo agoThe wet bulb temperature went as high as 34.2ºC today, at 2:30pm: https://api-open.data.gov.sg/v2/real-time/api/weather?api=wbgt&date=2026-06-06 https://api-open.data.gov.sg/v2/real-time/api/weather?api=wb... (Search for "high".)
- ant6n 4mo agoWBGT != WBB