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☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmygrad.ml to World News@lemmygrad.mlEnglish · 2 days ago

What happens to the human body in 49C heat? Australians are finding out

www.theguardian.com

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What happens to the human body in 49C heat? Australians are finding out

www.theguardian.com

☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmygrad.ml to World News@lemmygrad.mlEnglish · 2 days ago
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Doctors warn there are biological limits to temperatures we can survive, and exposure to extreme heat can provoke a heart attack
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    my layman mind struggles to comprehend how this is even possible lol

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      Complete layman here too, but maybe it’s related to deforestation? Maps really well to this other map.

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      It’s because the sun is directly on top of Australia like a heat lamp. The rest of the world doesn’t get as hot because of the lampshade.

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      the global south is pretty hot…you get used to it

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    Enzymes start denaturing around 40c (this is from high school biology so if that is no longer true then someone please correct me.)

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    Thanks a lot standard oil and derivatives! Really loving the new weather after a century.

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