• HelixDab2@lemm.ee
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    3 days ago

    Sure, you’re talking about the wet bulb temperature.

    But.

    You’ll find a lot of people from the northern part of the US that simply can’t function in the south in the summer, when it’s >90F. I’m a transplant from the north to the south; I’ve adapted just fine, by virtue (?!) of not having air conditioning. And it goes the other way too; if you move to a colder climate from a hotter one, you’ll eventually adapt to it.

    This is not the case for all people, but most people will be able to adapt.

    • corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca
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      2 days ago

      People become acclimatized more to a given climate, but there’s a very real scientific point at which humans - all humans - can’t cool off and will overheat and die. There’s no amount of “aw, shucks. I grew up around here. It’s not that hot” that will save a person at that stage.

    • starlinguk@lemmy.world
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      2 days ago

      There’s adapting to warmer or colder weather, and then there’s drowning because it’s so hot and humid that the air condenses in your lungs.

    • Chris@lemmy.world
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      2 days ago

      I bought a steam tent. 15 minutes in it a day, while agonizing, makes being outdoors tolerable. Also my apt doesn’t get below 81 in the summer.