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Aradina [They/Them] ( Aradina@lemmy.ml )  to World News@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years ago

For the first time, humans were exposed to a deadly combination of heat and humidity. Here's how long they lasted - ABC News

www.abc.net.au

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For the first time, humans were exposed to a deadly combination of heat and humidity. Here's how long they lasted - ABC News

www.abc.net.au

Aradina [They/Them] ( Aradina@lemmy.ml )  to World News@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years ago
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For the first time, humans were exposed to a deadly combination of heat and humidity. Here's how long they lasted
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Heatwaves loom as a growing threat to humanity in a warming climate. This summer alone, in the northern hemisphere, thousands have died during extreme heat events. It's driving researchers to find out more about the point when heat turns deadly.
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  • DerisionConsulting ( DerisionConsulting@lemmy.ca ) 
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    That’s some awful website design.

    • Sternhammer ( Sternhammer@aussie.zone ) 
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      I think it’s pretty good for what it’s trying to do, which is relay scientific data to non-technical readers.

    • Aradina [They/Them] ( Aradina@lemmy.ml ) OP
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      It’s a fairly standard format for news articles to be in.

      • DerisionConsulting ( DerisionConsulting@lemmy.ca ) 
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        That doesn’t make it any less awful.

        Thankfully, a lot of browsers have a reader mode to undo such sins.

  • NigelFrobisher ( NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone ) 
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    I feel like this is not the first time this has happened.

  • rcbrk ( rcbrk@lemmy.ml ) 
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    Reader mode exposes a much better headline:

    Scientists testing deadly heat limits on humans show thresholds may be much lower than first thought

  • socsa ( socsa@piefed.social ) 
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    This is literally the kids sauna in Scandinavian countries

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      You can get out of the sauna…

    • NaevaTheRat [she/her] ( NaevaTheRat@vegantheoryclub.org ) 
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      Do you sauna for 3 hours? or as the experiment is modelling for 5-12? without cooling your body down first?

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