• SpikesOtherDog@ani.social
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    22 days ago

    111 is sweltering with humidity. I have only seen it a handful of times in the Midwest US. You MUST drink water, but there is nowhere for your sweat to go.

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        21 days ago

        I’m from the UK. When I was out in Dubai, I worked through a 40-45°C midday without slowing down much, with plenty of water.

        In the UK, the humidity and buildings mean I start slowing down around 25°C, 35°C has me basically a lost cause, in less I push myself hard. 40+ is hellish.

        Northern Europe isn’t built for heat. It’s built to trap heat.

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          22 days ago

          In German, we use to call it Waschküchenwetter (Laundry room weather) as in the old days washing involved a lot of boiling water.

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          21 days ago

          I mean, apart from the places that aren’t…

          These are completely unremarkable temperatures for quite a lot of Europe, and quite a lot of Europe isn’t particularly humid.

          “North-West Europe” != “Europe” (however much they think it to be true…)