"For instance, a day with a high dry-bulb temperature and low humidity levels could have the same wet-bulb temperature reading as a day with a lower dry-bulb temperature and higher humidity levels. But physiological studies have shown the former presents a greater risk of heat stroke because under such conditions, the human body can’t sweat enough to maintain a thermal equilibrium."
Should it not state latter instead of former? Also this is a bit nitpicky on my part but the problem is with released sweat not evaporating, not insufficient production of it.
It depends on the numbers hiding under that language.
There indeed are high dry-bulb temperatures where the body can't keep the sweat production up. Imagine in some dry, hot desert, with ever increasing temperature. At some point is the maximum what your body can take.
Well, it turns out (according to the text) - that the human body is not a perfect web-bulb.
Comments
"For instance, a day with a high dry-bulb temperature and low humidity levels could have the same wet-bulb temperature reading as a day with a lower dry-bulb temperature and higher humidity levels. But physiological studies have shown the former presents a greater risk of heat stroke because under such conditions, the human body can’t sweat enough to maintain a thermal equilibrium."
Should it not state latter instead of former? Also this is a bit nitpicky on my part but the problem is with released sweat not evaporating, not insufficient production of it.
It depends on the numbers hiding under that language.
There indeed are high dry-bulb temperatures where the body can't keep the sweat production up. Imagine in some dry, hot desert, with ever increasing temperature. At some point is the maximum what your body can take.
Well, it turns out (according to the text) - that the human body is not a perfect web-bulb.