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posted by martyb on Thursday October 29 2015, @06:15AM   Printer-friendly
from the what-would-fill-our-place? dept.

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.


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  • (Score: 1) by khallow on Thursday October 29 2015, @01:06PM

    by khallow (3766) Subscriber Badge on Thursday October 29 2015, @01:06PM (#255990) Journal
    I think this is more deliberate propaganda to scare the primary oil producing regions of the world into compliance with AGW mitigation measures since it implies something like a 10 C increase in wet bulb temperature over that period of time.