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		asdff 18 hours ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Global warming has accelerated significantly The fact people already live in some of the hottest places in the world today should speak a little to human resiliency.

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vlz 14 hours ago [–]

We can live in hot places if the air stays dry, which it usually does or historically did. If the air gets more humid we cannot anymore.

> Humans may also experience lethal hyperthermia when the wet bulb temperature is sustained above 35 °C (95 °F) for six hours.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermoregulation

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