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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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For recreational use only.
(Score: 2) by tangomargarine on Thursday October 29 2015, @07:58PM
Public executions vs. put the guy in a room with a bunch of needles and only 1 or 2 dozen people get to watch. But everybody still knows about it.
I would look more closely at what they're being executed for. Beheading isn't exactly the worst way to go, I would imagine, as long as the executioner is skilled and has a sharp axe.
"Is that really true?" "I just spent the last hour telling you to think for yourself! Didn't you hear anything I said?"
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday October 29 2015, @11:23PM
Execution is still a public spectacle in the US, even if the actual deed is done behind closed doors. Just look at the populism of politicians who big-note themselves based on the killing - or the thousands of clap-happy ghouls who congregate around execution facilities to dance on the grave of the recently dispatched.