Despite the uncertainty in future climate-change impacts, it is often assumed that humans would be able to adapt to any possible warming. Here we argue that heat stress imposes a robust upper limit to such adaptation. Peak heat stress, quantified by the wet-bulb temperature TW, is surprisingly similar across diverse climates today. TW never exceeds 31?
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/adaptability-limit-climate-change-due-heat-stress
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/steven-c-sherwood
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/matthew-huber
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/proceedings-national-academy-sciences
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-change
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-science
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/global-warming
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-impacts
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/heat-waves
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-adaptation
