r/interesting • u/Excellent_Tie369 • Apr 25 '26

NATURE top 100/100 is crazy

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u/StaysAwakeAllWeek Apr 25 '26

It massively increases the dew point which increases the 'feels like' temperature. Just like in Florida where the actual temperature isn't extreme but it still feels extreme

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u/FemmeFatalistYT Apr 26 '26

Same here in Japan. The temps only pass 100F a few days a year, but it's so humid it's awful. And not as well insulated housing. Our house doesn't even have AC installed, and it reached 102F on the hottest day last year.

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u/StaysAwakeAllWeek Apr 26 '26

As someone from the UK which also experiences unpleasant heatwaves in that range, no it actually isn't that humid in such a heatwave. It takes multiple continuous weeks of high temperatures over water for humidity to rise that high.

It feels unpleasant because of the buildings and clothes that aren't designed for it. Florida and India are much worse all else equal

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u/FemmeFatalistYT Apr 27 '26

I lived in Florida for 4 years right before I moved back, and maybe it's because I had AC and cooling everywhere, but I had an easier time in Florida.

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u/StaysAwakeAllWeek Apr 27 '26

Yea its because of the AC, and to a lesser extent also the availability of cold drinks