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03-06-2023, 07:00 AM
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Phew: heat plus humidity can make Bangkok an uncomfortable place in a heatwave. Pavel V.Khon/SHutterstock (https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/bangkok-thailand-may-2020-security-guard-1726455493)
Why 40°C is bearable in a desert but lethal in the tropics​

Published: May 31, 2023 5.30pm BST

Alan Thomas Kennedy-Asser, Dann Mitchell, Eunice Lo, University of... (https://theconversation.com/why-40-c-is-bearable-in-a-desert-but-lethal-in-the-tropics-206237#)

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