kinther@lemmy.world to Collapse@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agoRemember yesterday's global air temperature record? It got broken again, this time by 0.17°Clemmy.worldimagemessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up168arrow-down13
arrow-up165arrow-down1imageRemember yesterday's global air temperature record? It got broken again, this time by 0.17°Clemmy.worldkinther@lemmy.world to Collapse@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square11fedilink
minus-squareBread@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·1 year agoYesterday I tried to explain wet bulb to my family cause they’re outdoorsy and not used to thinking about dangerously hot conditions. Did not receive the best response but at least they will recognize the term now.
minus-squarekinther@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 year agoMost people have no clue and need to be educated on these things. You did the right thing!
minus-squareBeardsley@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoI have no clue and would like to be educated on the subject, could you possibly tell me the best place to read up on this is?
minus-squarekinther@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agohttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wet-bulb_temperature summarizes it quite well. It’s basically when your sweat no longer cools you through evaporative cooling.
Yesterday I tried to explain wet bulb to my family cause they’re outdoorsy and not used to thinking about dangerously hot conditions.
Did not receive the best response but at least they will recognize the term now.
Most people have no clue and need to be educated on these things. You did the right thing!
I have no clue and would like to be educated on the subject, could you possibly tell me the best place to read up on this is?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wet-bulb_temperature summarizes it quite well. It’s basically when your sweat no longer cools you through evaporative cooling.