Humid Heat Can Kill Us Much Faster Than We Thought
The new estimate for how much heat we can tolerate makes rising global temperatures even more alarming. The post Humid Heat Can Kill Us Much Faster Than We Thought appeared first on Nautilus.
As the climate keeps warming, with blistering heat waves on the rise , scientists are pondering the pressing question: Exactly how much ambient heat can the human body tolerate? The conventional belief among researchers has been that humans can withstand temperatures up to 35 degrees Centigrade (or 95 degrees Fahrenheit) without suffering major consequences like heat strokes or heart attacks.
But in a new published in the , Penn State University researchers challenge that limit. They say it doesn’t take into
