Southern US Reaches Dangerous "Wet Bulb Temperature". Here's What That Means (www.iflscience.com)

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Multiple southern states and a few midwestern states are at "extreme threat" levels of "wet bulb temperature".

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[-] solarzones@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

Here in Florida, it feels like you’re swimming in lava right now

[-] AlligatorBlizzard@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

And I would have described Orlando in July like that ten years ago. I legitimately can't imagine what it's like now.

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