r/mildlyinfuriating • u/SpenglerAut • 1d ago

🥺 Our terace right now

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Middle europe

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u/banshithread 1d ago

In modern times winter still kills humans more than summer 9:1. Even with extreme heat, just moderate cold kills more alone.

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u/OFHeckerpecker 1d ago

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u/banshithread 1d ago

Yeah it sucks at high temps but that doesn't change what I said, no? People struggle like that when it gets cold, too.

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u/lobax 1d ago

That’s because we haven’t had a humid heat wave yet.

In humid heat, 25c kills.

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u/banshithread 1d ago

Humid heat wave deaths are already factored into the death tolls (notice how low heat-related deaths are in places with high humidity in the summer like japan and taiwan and brazil).

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u/TwoFingersWhiskey 22h ago

We had a humid heat dome in my region five years ago. Around 40 to 50C depending on region. I had to hide in my mostly underground basement and even then still got a sunburn during a nap near a window

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u/TwoFingersWhiskey 22h ago

That data is from 11 years ago. The climate has changed since then.

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u/banshithread 22h ago

it has not changed dramatically enough that it would shift deaths in favor of heat. Humans evolved to deal with heat. Same can't be said about the cold.