Mortality associated with non-optimal ambient temperatures from 2000 to 2019

eikenberry an hour ago | parent | next [-]

Maybe we could start adding flags to sites that block browsers with a failed Cloudflare "Security Check".

archived version w/o check: https://web.archive.org/web/20260701193209/https://www.resea...

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wartywhoa23 7 minutes ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Oh no, brace for the self-heat-insulation and climate lockdowns.

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adamddev1 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Weird. I remember hearing about how one of they key markers for longevity was exposure to heat and cold.

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762236 2 hours ago | parent [-]

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.

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EGreg 44 minutes ago | parent | next [-]

Are we distinguishing eustress and distress?

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stavros 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

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.

	▲	asdff an hour ago \| parent [-]
		Couple sessions in the schvitz first perhaps

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mrtksn an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

This 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.

	▲	cozzyd 37 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		right the more important function of the AC for me is dehumdification.

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petarb 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

So no cold plunging and then sauna?

	▲	readme 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		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.

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groby_b 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

"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.

	▲	marcosdumay a minute ago \| parent [-]
		There are maps if you want details.

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Geee an hour ago | parent | prev [-]

It 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.

	▲	Bjartr an hour ago \| parent [-]
		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?