Analysis of six extreme heatwaves found that when temperature and humidity were accounted for, all were potentially deadly for older people

The paper is here

  • doingthestuff@lemy.lol
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    2 days ago

    Yes in North America the non-coastal west can get brutally hot, I’ve lived a few places there. I looked it up and Albertte has hit 44 C which is decently hot. But they’ve also experienced -61 C. Which one do you think will kill you faster if you don’t have a temperature-controlled place to get away from it?