Extreme heat: what does it do to us and how can we adapt?
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How to Adapt to Warming in the Future
The way in which we choose to adapt will vary according to where we live and the climate that we experience at the present time. Professor Lewis Holsey explained how you're going to deal with future heat. And whether the environment is humid or not is important for the body's reaction to heat. In humid environments, our natural response of producing sweat to cool off becomes less effective because the air is already so wet,. There's no where for that moisture on your skin to go.
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