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[-] [email protected] 8 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I agree with you to a point. People can get used to high heats. However we are going to be reaching problem temperatures soon. Look up wet bulb temperatures. I will drop this quote from the wiki page on wet bulb temperatures:

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 (131 °F). A reading of 35 °C (95 °F) – equivalent to a heat index of 71 °C (160 °F) – is considered the theoretical human survivability limit for up to six hours of exposure.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

Oh, definitely. I'm not arguing with that at all. But for the most part people in the US rely on a/c when they'd be better off getting sued to the heat.

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