Mortality associated with non-optimal ambient temperatures from 2000 to 2019
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Re: Mortality associated with non-optimal ambient temperatures from 2000 to 2019
#2"Sub-Saharan Africa had the highest cold-related excess death rate"
That's an interesting choice. It conflates cold-related excess deaths in the equatorial lowlands (which struggle to ever get below 70F/20C) and the southern highlands (like Lesotho, which routinely goes below freezing in June/July). Both are sub-saharan.
Of course, that may just be a bad summary, but it puts it onto the "should probably verify the results before I trust it" pile of papers, something that's sadly growing at an ever-increasing pace.
Re: Mortality associated with non-optimal ambient temperatures from 2000 to 2019
#3Weird. I remember hearing about how one of they key markers for longevity was exposure to heat and cold.
Re: Mortality associated with non-optimal ambient temperatures from 2000 to 2019
#4So no cold plunging and then sauna?
Re: Mortality associated with non-optimal ambient temperatures from 2000 to 2019
#5Weird. I remember hearing about how one of they key markers for longevity was exposure to heat and cold.
Acute heat exposure, like 45 minutes where sweat is starting to accumulate on your skin, causes capillary growth and other adaptations some weeks later. If you don't have those adaptations already when exposed to heat, and you're weak, you're going to be in trouble.
Re: Mortality associated with non-optimal ambient temperatures from 2000 to 2019
#6So no cold plunging and then sauna?
That's probably still very healthy. The study looks at deaths per year at non-optimal temperatures. Living in a desert is different than taking a sauna.
Re: Mortality associated with non-optimal ambient temperatures from 2000 to 2019
#7Weird. I remember hearing about how one of they key markers for longevity was exposure to heat and cold.
Acute heat exposure, like 45 minutes where sweat is starting to accumulate on your skin, causes capillary growth and other adaptations some weeks later. If you don't have those adaptations already when exposed to heat, and you're weak, you're going to be in trouble.
I guess this explains how I could play tennis for two hours in the sun in 35 degree heat (35 C in shade). I guess I'd better not try it again now that I haven't done it for a while.
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#8It seems like they use obscure language (non-optimal, excess) on purpose to try to somehow connect global warming into the obvious fact that a lot of people die in cold temperatures if they don't have a warm shelter, and sometimes people die in hot temperatures if they don't drink enough. And the article is full of global warming fear mongering, although they found that temp-related mortality has decreased from 2000 to 2019.
Re: Mortality associated with non-optimal ambient temperatures from 2000 to 2019
#9It seems like they use obscure language (non-optimal, excess) on purpose to try to somehow connect global warming into the obvious fact that a lot of people die in cold temperatures if they don't have a warm shelter, and sometimes people die in hot temperatures if they don't drink enough. And the article is full of global warming fear mongering, although they found that temp-related mortality has decreased from 2000…
What makes that obscure language for an academic paper?
Why is using obscure language a tactic for linking an idea to global warming?
What claims do you feel are fear mongering?
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#10This must be relevant due to the air conditioning meme about Europe. Anyway, sometimes I just like to turn of the AC and enjoy the +30C summer heat at low humidity however I can’t stand +24C when it’s humid. It’s not just the temperature.