Multiple southern states and a few midwestern states are at "extreme threat" levels of "wet bulb temperature".

Multiple southern states and a few midwestern states are at “extreme threat” levels of “wet bulb temperature”.

  • swope@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    When I work at military facilities in the US, they use wet bulb globe temperature (WBGT) which adds the heating effect of direct sunlight.

    We use it to prevent heat stroke. DoD has a system of colored flags that index to the WBGT. Red and black flags indicate that folks working outside need to take breaks at some increased frequency.

    WBGT