Why you need to worry about the ‘wet-bulb temperature’ | Climate science | The Guardian
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Scientists think we need to pay attention to a measure of heat and humidity – and it’s edging closer to the limits of human survivability
A woman covers her baby with a cloth during a hot afternoon on the outskirts of New Delhi, India in May. Photograph: Harish Tyagi/EPA View image in fullscreen A woman covers her baby with a cloth during a hot afternoon on the outskirts of New Delhi, India in May. Photograph: Harish Tyagi/EPA Climate science This article is more than 3 years old Why you need to worry about the ‘wet-bulb temperature’ This article is more than 3 years old Scientists think we need to pay attention to a measure of heat and humidity – and it’s edging closer to the limits of human survivability Jocelyn Timperley Sun
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