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by hammock 1106 days ago
The threshold at which humans can no longer cool themselves naturally varies based on factors like health, activity, clothing and humidity.

Typically, a wet-bulb temperature above 95F (35C) poses a severe risk to health, especially with high humidity.

It's important to note that such extreme wet-bulb temperatures are relatively rare in most parts of the world

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> extreme wet-bulb temperatures are relatively rare in most parts of the world

The concern the top-level comment has is that sooner rather than later these cases will not be as rare and so more people will become familiar with this concept.

That context here is so obvious, it almost makes you wonder if the comment you were replying to is a ChatGPT special.