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Penn State researchers found that the maximum wet-bulb temperature humans can endure is lower than previously thought about 31°C wet-bulb or 87°F at 100% humidity even for young, healthy subjects. The temperature for older populations, who are more vulnerable to heat, is likely even lower.
As climate change nudges the global temperature higher, there is rising interest in the maximum environmental conditions like heat and humidity to which