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Hotter summers could be making us sicker in unexpected ways (www.washingtonpost.com)
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While scientists have spent decades covering how extreme heat and cold lead to death, new research using data from California emergency departments shows that the heat may be making us sicker too.

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[–] Widdershins@lemmy.world 23 points 3 days ago (1 children)

My work is a small factory without AC. Even the owner has complained about the heat. I sweat easily and a lot so my days are spent painting the floor with sweat. Every day feels like I am a wrestler trying to lose weight and make the cut. I can at least count my blessings and take confidence in that my body temperature is too high for any viruses to make camp. Maybe I'll be patient zero for water bear infection.

The boss told me that if I work hard and sweat out another 10lbs he can buy another corvette. /s

[–] Asafum@feddit.nl 8 points 3 days ago

I work in similar condition, but unfortunately the owner has a nice air conditioned office on the off chance he's even at the factory so he doesn't give a shit. After 7 years of this crap I finally started recording the temperatures and humidity this summer so I can calculate the heat index and then I can write up an email to send to the health and safety team that I'm part of at the end of the summer to really give some data as to what we actually deal with. Maybe someone at your factory can do the same thing to try to make an argument? It's one thing to check a thermostat that's reading a dry temp of 88-92, but if you were able to show in real terms that's actually 100°+ it might help.

Not even halfway through the summer and we've already had over 2 weeks of 100°F+ temperatures... Hit 106° 3 times and 109°F was the worst so far. Hell I'd be thrilled if they installed some system that only activated at ~90°F heat index, I don't need 67° perfection, just anything to not be roasting all the damn time.

[–] expatriado@lemmy.world 14 points 3 days ago (1 children)

makes me less willing to go outside

[–] orca@orcas.enjoying.yachts 6 points 3 days ago

Summer is my depression season and winter is my happy season.

[–] gidostro@lemmy.cafe 9 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I lived in a place that was over 100°f 9 months of the year, and I don’t know about it making you sick. It does make you an asshole though.

[–] orca@orcas.enjoying.yachts 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I’m convinced it’s why everyone in the southeast drives like shit.

[–] gidostro@lemmy.cafe 3 points 3 days ago

Oh, that’s the humidity. That will fuck you up.