How can the body cool off when the air is hotter than our body?

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To my understanding we cool off via sweat by heating up the sweat and letting it evaporate off. That system should only function based on my understanding if the air is cooler than our skin. If that is the only system in play our body temp minimum should always be the temp of the outside air, making 110F weather fatal. What am I missing here?

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On a side note from what was explained to you regarding cooling via evaporation.

Tuaregs in the sahara desert keep from the heat by covering themselves completely. This is not only to avoid exposing to the sun UV ray, but also because the body temperature is lower than the external temperature so you want to keep the “cool” (or colder) air in the clothes.

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