The Maximum Temperature We Can Withstand Is Much Lower Than Our Estimation

The increase in temperature in our country and throughout the world; not only the elderly or those with health problems, healthy youth and adults started to worry.

Scientists are alarmed about the increased temperature extremes with high humidity and upper temperature limit for human safety they searched. Unfortunately, this temperature is much lower than we thought.

Research on the upper temperature limit has raised concerns.

A 2010 study found that the upper limit for the human body is 46.1°C at 100% humidity, 35°C or 50% humidity, beyond that by evaporating sweat to maintain the body’s temperature. he can no longer cool himself had been said.

This limit, recently tested on humans in laboratory settings, has raised even greater concern.

To investigate the upper temperature limit for our safety, the subjects were placed in a room where they could do their daily work. Healthy adults who come to the Noll Lab at Penn State University; such as taking a shower, cooking, eating will simulate your daily activities he could move.

Researchers; in hundreds of separate experiments, they slowly increased the temperature or humidity in the room and the subject’s temperature begins to rise they observed.

Once the critical perimeter is crossed, dangers begin to appear.

The combination of temperature and humidity at which our internal temperature begins to rise continuously is called the ‘critical environmental limit’. Below this limit, the body is relatively a constant core temperature. can protect. Above this limit, the temperature rises continuously and the risk of heat-related illness increases with prolonged exposure.

When the body overheats, the heart turns to dissipate heat. to pump blood flow to the skin it has to work harder and also reduces bodily fluids when we sweat.

As a result of this research, it was seen that the upper environmental limit was even lower than 35 degrees.

New research suggests the upper limit is 31°C at 100% humidity or 38°C at 60% humidity. As a result, in hot weather more than we expected we need to pay attention.

After their latest research, experts now want to test older men and women to see what the upper limits of safety are. Growing heart disease and respiratory problems The upper temperature limit for the elderly will likely be much lower due to the risk of

Together we will see the effects of the increase in air temperatures on us.

These studies are very important because as the Earth’s average temperature continues to increase, heat waves will become both stronger and more intense, and this impact on human health We do not yet know exactly how it will turn out.