sabbah@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoParts of Italy could see highs of 48°C in the coming days stoking fears of an increase in heat-related deaths. Croatia, France, Greece, Spain and Turkey could also face temperatures of around 40°C.www.euronews.comexternal-linkmessage-square58fedilinkarrow-up1251arrow-down13cross-posted to: europe@lemmy.link
arrow-up1248arrow-down1external-linkParts of Italy could see highs of 48°C in the coming days stoking fears of an increase in heat-related deaths. Croatia, France, Greece, Spain and Turkey could also face temperatures of around 40°C.www.euronews.comsabbah@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square58fedilinkcross-posted to: europe@lemmy.link
minus-squarekescusay@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up35·1 year agoSince it’s southern Italy, I think it’s a given that the humidity will be high. This is going to pass right over “miserable” and on into “dangerous.”
minus-squareVery_Bad_Janet@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up23·1 year ago48 degrees Celsius (predicted temp) and 53% humidity (the humidity in Southern Italy today) is a wet bulb temperature of 38.52 degrees Celsius. In the danger zone.
minus-squarekescusay@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up15·1 year agoYeah, holy shit, that’s really bad. A wet-bulb temperature above 32 C is considered unsafe for normal outdoor activity levels.
Since it’s southern Italy, I think it’s a given that the humidity will be high. This is going to pass right over “miserable” and on into “dangerous.”
48 degrees Celsius (predicted temp) and 53% humidity (the humidity in Southern Italy today) is a wet bulb temperature of 38.52 degrees Celsius. In the danger zone.
Yeah, holy shit, that’s really bad. A wet-bulb temperature above 32 C is considered unsafe for normal outdoor activity levels.