Penn State researchers found that the maximum wet-bulb temperature humans can endure is lower than previously thought — about 31°C wet-bulb or 87°F at 100% humidity — even for young, healthy subjects. The temperature for older populations, who are more vulnerable to heat, is likely even lower.
I’ve lived in Florida and Colorado, and visited Arizona in the summer. I would take 105F in Arizona or Colorado over 90F in Florida. When it’s dry you go through short cycles of feeling hot and then a sudden cool breeze, and never get too wet.
That’s how sweating is supposed to work.
In Florida you walk outside and become damp, and then the longer you’re outside you become wetter and wetter while also your body temperature increases.
Labor laws in the US don't even have heat restrictions, theres like recommendations to allow for a 10 minute break every 2 hours but that's it, and obviously that doesn't apply to prisoners or migrants lol
I wonder how many heart attack and stroke deaths are heat related from outdoor laborers in hot climates
I’m sure it’s bad. I know people who work at the Universal theme parks in Orlando and it seems that they are particularly afraid of being sued and getting bad press for that exact problem, and are surprisingly good about making sure that if the heat is causing problems they go into the AC for a break.
But honestly having theme parks open in Florida in the summer is a public health hazard in the first place, they literally all have medical staff on site mostly because of how common heat exhaustion and heat stroke are.
I agree, I actually passed out at one when I was a kid. Just overheated. Waiting on a crowded line, humid, hot, it seems really dangerous especially as thing are getting hotter
I’ve lived in Florida and Colorado, and visited Arizona in the summer. I would take 105F in Arizona or Colorado over 90F in Florida. When it’s dry you go through short cycles of feeling hot and then a sudden cool breeze, and never get too wet.
That’s how sweating is supposed to work.
In Florida you walk outside and become damp, and then the longer you’re outside you become wetter and wetter while also your body temperature increases.
Labor laws in the US don't even have heat restrictions, theres like recommendations to allow for a 10 minute break every 2 hours but that's it, and obviously that doesn't apply to prisoners or migrants lol
I wonder how many heart attack and stroke deaths are heat related from outdoor laborers in hot climates
I’m sure it’s bad. I know people who work at the Universal theme parks in Orlando and it seems that they are particularly afraid of being sued and getting bad press for that exact problem, and are surprisingly good about making sure that if the heat is causing problems they go into the AC for a break.
But honestly having theme parks open in Florida in the summer is a public health hazard in the first place, they literally all have medical staff on site mostly because of how common heat exhaustion and heat stroke are.
I agree, I actually passed out at one when I was a kid. Just overheated. Waiting on a crowded line, humid, hot, it seems really dangerous especially as thing are getting hotter
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