Why does a small increase in body temperature of 1degree put us into a fever state while we can adapt to higher temperatures on hotter days?
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The “adapting to higher temperatures on hotter days” has a limit: wet bulb temperature >35C.
Our bodies use evaporative cooling to keep our internal temperature from climbing too high. Once evaporative cooling maxes out at 35C your internal temperature will climb to feverish and then deadly levels. The only remedy is to find or create a location that is cooler than 35C wbt.
Underground, dry the air, cool spring, HVAC, etc.
Something to keep in mind as extreme weather events become more frequent. A location at 35C 100% humidity will have a 100% mortality rate for anyone not able to find a cooler sheltering spot.
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