The CBC reports:
If carbon dioxide emissions continue at their current pace, by the end of century parts of the Persian Gulf will sometimes be just too hot for the human body to tolerate, a new study says.
How hot? The heat index — which combines heat and humidity — may hit 74 to 77 C (165 to 170 degrees Fahrenheit) for at least six hours, according to numerous computer simulations in the new study. That's so hot that the human body can't get rid of heat. The elderly and ill are hurt most by current heat waves, but the future is expected to be so hot that healthy, fit people would be endangered, health experts say.
Also covered at phys.org. An abstract (with figures) is available; full article is pay-walled.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday October 29 2015, @07:47AM
I think there's irony in the fact that most oil comes from countries around the Persian Gulf as well.
Some of which used this money to turn pieces of the desert green, which should capture some carbon.
(I'm never sure what the definition of "irony" is, but I think this fits).
(Score: 5, Funny) by turgid on Thursday October 29 2015, @08:13AM
Blackadder: Baldrick, have you no idea what irony is?
Baldrick: Yeah... It's like goldy or bronzey, only it's made of iron.
I refuse to engage in a battle of wits with an unarmed opponent [wikipedia.org].
(Score: 1) by khallow on Thursday October 29 2015, @01:06PM