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‘Non-survivable’: heatwaves are already breaching human limits [for older people] with worse to come, study finds (www.theguardian.com)

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Analysis of six extreme heatwaves found that when temperature and humidity were accounted for, all were potentially deadly for older people

The paper is here

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[–] j_elgato@leminal.space 2 points 7 months ago

Look back on this moment fondly: the time before "wet bulb" became widely known...