That is 65°C. From another article, the recent heat wave was predicted to a maximum of 109F (42.7°C).
“There have been reports of an inside temperature of 149F,” Julie Skarha, a lead author on the 2022 study who recently received her PhD in epidemiology from Brown University, said of Texas prisons. “The temperature people are experiencing is extreme.”
That is 65°C. From another article, the recent heat wave was predicted to a maximum of 109F (42.7°C).
and from this article from two weeks ago, a huge part of the southern US had a combination of heat & humidity so high that it could be fatal. (35 and 31.1 degrees C, respectively) that "wet bulb"...
and from this article from two weeks ago, a huge part of the southern US had a combination of heat & humidity so high that it could be fatal.
When it comes to the “wet bulb temperature,” nearly all of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Arkansas are under “extreme threat.” The wet bulb temperature measures multiple stressors on the human body in direct sunlight, not in the shade, as the heat index does.
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The upper limit that humans could withstand was thought to be 95 F at 100% humidity, according to a 2010 study. New research out of Penn State University’s Noll Laboratory found that the critical limit is in fact even lower – 88 F at 100% humidity.
(35 and 31.1 degrees C, respectively)
that "wet bulb" temperature is, roughly speaking, a measure of how hot it feels even if you sprayed yourself down with a garden hose, then stood in front of a fan. on a "normal" hot day, that's usually sufficient to cool off. it's not enough on a day with a high wet bulb temperature. on those days, you need some form of AC in order to cool down.
Yes. 35°C is definitely a livable temperature, but people that live in those regions have strategies to deal with it. Not at all comfortable, just livable. But, when it is 35°C, I can alter my...
Yes. 35°C is definitely a livable temperature, but people that live in those regions have strategies to deal with it. Not at all comfortable, just livable. But, when it is 35°C, I can alter my habits and environment to make it more bearable. An inmate cannot.
And humidity makes a world of difference. At 50% or less humidity, I don't mind being in 40 C, presuming I have plenty of water and not burning in the sun. At 100% humidity even 24 C is unbearable...
And humidity makes a world of difference.
At 50% or less humidity, I don't mind being in 40 C, presuming I have plenty of water and not burning in the sun. At 100% humidity even 24 C is unbearable for me.
Absolutely, it makes a world of difference. I personally live in high humidity, so you can always assume high humidity is the context of my opinions about temperature. I feel so much better when I...
Absolutely, it makes a world of difference. I personally live in high humidity, so you can always assume high humidity is the context of my opinions about temperature.
I feel so much better when I travel to a place with low humidity. It's way more comfortable.
At 100% humidity even 24 C is unbearable for me.
Oh boy, 24C is a cool winter night over here! Love that temp lol.
Yea you caught my hyperbole. :) A large bit of my winter days while growing up were a balmy -12C. The exceptionally bad days would hit -23C. I'll take 24C at 100% everyday compared to that.
Yea you caught my hyperbole. :)
A large bit of my winter days while growing up were a balmy -12C. The exceptionally bad days would hit -23C. I'll take 24C at 100% everyday compared to that.
yep, the useful thing about the "wet bulb" temperature is that it captures heat & humidity into a single number that reflects both: for extreme cold, the "wind chill" temperature is a better proxy...
yep, the useful thing about the "wet bulb" temperature is that it captures heat & humidity into a single number that reflects both:
for extreme cold, the "wind chill" temperature is a better proxy than the ambient air temp for how it feels to be outside. I think of wet bulb temp as the equivalent for extreme heat.
35C with low to moderate humidity is livable. 35C at near maximum humidity is lethal without air conditioning. The human body has exactly one way to reduce its temperature to keep itself in the...
35C with low to moderate humidity is livable. 35C at near maximum humidity is lethal without air conditioning.
The human body has exactly one way to reduce its temperature to keep itself in the narrow band conducive to being alive: evaporative cooling through sweat. If you have 100% humidity, it's impossible for water to evaporate and therefore impossible to cool down.
Texas was among the hottest places on Earth last week as a heat wave brought misery from Mexico to Florida. While residents across the region struggled to stay cool, the extreme heat took a particularly severe toll on those who could least protect themselves, particularly incarcerated people.
According to the Texas Tribune, at least nine people in Texas prisons died as temperatures in the state reached triple digits. These deaths illustrate the unique dangers incarcerated people face when extreme weather hits, dangers that will only grow as heat waves, droughts and hurricanes become more frequent due to climate change.
Incarcerated people are especially vulnerable to high temperatures not just because they lack air conditioning but because prison architecture makes staying cool difficult. Windows, if they exist at all, typically don’t open, limiting ventilation and cross breezes that can lower indoor temperatures by at least a few degrees.
“I think the only explanation [for the lack of air conditioning] is a desire to be seen as harming prisoners,” said Fathi. “And we sometimes hear politicians say this explicitly, ‘I don't want prisoners to have air conditioning.’ ”
In 2014, voters in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, approved a new jail only after local leaders promised there would be no air conditioning. Two years later, in 2016, Louisiana spent over $1 million fighting a lawsuit — four times the cost of installing air conditioning, according to an expert testimony — to install air conditioning on death row. Similarly, Texas paid more than $7.3 million in legal fees opposing air conditioning the geriatric unit of one state prison. After a 2018 settlement, the state agreed to cool the prison at a cost of less than $4 million.
The US should receive constant condemnation from the international community for our prison system.
That is 65°C. From another article, the recent heat wave was predicted to a maximum of 109F (42.7°C).
and from this article from two weeks ago, a huge part of the southern US had a combination of heat & humidity so high that it could be fatal.
(35 and 31.1 degrees C, respectively)
that "wet bulb" temperature is, roughly speaking, a measure of how hot it feels even if you sprayed yourself down with a garden hose, then stood in front of a fan. on a "normal" hot day, that's usually sufficient to cool off. it's not enough on a day with a high wet bulb temperature. on those days, you need some form of AC in order to cool down.
Yes. 35°C is definitely a livable temperature, but people that live in those regions have strategies to deal with it. Not at all comfortable, just livable. But, when it is 35°C, I can alter my habits and environment to make it more bearable. An inmate cannot.
And humidity makes a world of difference.
At 50% or less humidity, I don't mind being in 40 C, presuming I have plenty of water and not burning in the sun. At 100% humidity even 24 C is unbearable for me.
Absolutely, it makes a world of difference. I personally live in high humidity, so you can always assume high humidity is the context of my opinions about temperature.
I feel so much better when I travel to a place with low humidity. It's way more comfortable.
Oh boy, 24C is a cool winter night over here! Love that temp lol.
Yea you caught my hyperbole. :)
A large bit of my winter days while growing up were a balmy -12C. The exceptionally bad days would hit -23C. I'll take 24C at 100% everyday compared to that.
yep, the useful thing about the "wet bulb" temperature is that it captures heat & humidity into a single number that reflects both:
for extreme cold, the "wind chill" temperature is a better proxy than the ambient air temp for how it feels to be outside. I think of wet bulb temp as the equivalent for extreme heat.
35C with low to moderate humidity is livable. 35C at near maximum humidity is lethal without air conditioning.
The human body has exactly one way to reduce its temperature to keep itself in the narrow band conducive to being alive: evaporative cooling through sweat. If you have 100% humidity, it's impossible for water to evaporate and therefore impossible to cool down.
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