@sabbah@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish • 1 year agoParts of Italy could see highs of 48°C in the coming days stoking fears of an increase in heat-related deaths. Croatia, France, Greece, Spain and Turkey could also face temperatures of around 40°C.www.euronews.comexternal-linkmessage-square61fedilinkarrow-up1458
arrow-up1458external-linkParts of Italy could see highs of 48°C in the coming days stoking fears of an increase in heat-related deaths. Croatia, France, Greece, Spain and Turkey could also face temperatures of around 40°C.www.euronews.com@sabbah@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish • 1 year agomessage-square61fedilink
minus-square@kescusay@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink54•1 year agoSince it’s southern Italy, I think it’s a given that the humidity will be high. This is going to pass right over “miserable” and on into “dangerous.”
minus-squareVery_Bad_Janetlinkfedilink25•edit-21 year ago48 degrees Celsius (predicted temp) and 53% humidity (the humidity in Southern Italy today) is a wet bulb temperature of 38.52 degrees Celsius. In the danger zone.
minus-square@kescusay@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink15•1 year agoYeah, holy shit, that’s really bad. A wet-bulb temperature above 32 C is considered unsafe for normal outdoor activity levels.
Since it’s southern Italy, I think it’s a given that the humidity will be high. This is going to pass right over “miserable” and on into “dangerous.”
48 degrees Celsius (predicted temp) and 53% humidity (the humidity in Southern Italy today) is a wet bulb temperature of 38.52 degrees Celsius. In the danger zone.
Yeah, holy shit, that’s really bad. A wet-bulb temperature above 32 C is considered unsafe for normal outdoor activity levels.