In the hottest parts of the world, high temperatures and humidity will, for longer stretches, surpass a threshold that even young and healthy people could struggle to survive as the planet warms, study says

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Figure 1 shows the locations:

Annual hot-hours under (A) 1.5, (B) 2, (C) 3, and (D) 4 °C of warming relative to preindustrial level

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they forgot to take away the netherlands, it will be unliveable (for humans, not so much for fish), once they get succumbed by the sea.

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I think they’re only looking at places where the combination of heat, humidity, and duration will kill people.

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As an Italian currently staying in the Netherlands for work, let me tell you for now this is heaven compared to home. We’ll see whether Poseidon will have what it takes to take the win over the Dutch in the future.

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