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asdffyesterday at 5:20 PM1 replyview on HN

The fact people already live in some of the hottest places in the world today should speak a little to human resiliency.


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vlzyesterday at 9:06 PM

We can live in hot places if the air stays dry, which it usually does or historically did. If the air gets more humid we cannot anymore.

> Humans may also experience lethal hyperthermia when the wet bulb temperature is sustained above 35 °C (95 °F) for six hours.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermoregulation