Why is wet bulb temperature important? How does it effect us?

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For those who read along and don’t even know what Wet-bulb temperature is:

>The wet-bulb temperature is the lowest temperature that can be reached under current ambient conditions by the evaporation of water only.
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>Even heat-adapted people cannot carry out normal outdoor activities past a wet-bulb temperature of 32 °C (90 °F), equivalent to a heat index of 55 °C (130 °F).
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>– [en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wet-bulb_temperature](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wet-bulb_temperature)