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> Not only this, but as the article touches upon, it may end up being lethal to go outdoors. At over 35C/95F with humidity of 100%, humans and other animals cannot cool themselves, even naked, in a breeze, in the shade, and die of heat exhaustion.

There are plenty of places in the world that regularly ge t those conditions. People/Animals survive.

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I don't think so, not with that humidity. People can't live in conditions where wet bulb temperature exceeds body temperature for long. You simply can't cool down by sweating.

How about Bangkok: http://www.holiday-weather.com/bangkok/averages/

The average high temperature for some months is in the low to mid 30's and with >90% humidity (which goes up locally after rain).

>90%!=100%. Read up on "wet bulb temperature". Or, if you prefer, go sit in a 40 degree sauna at 100% humidity for six hours, then report back.

You're correct, but HN isn't a place to post uncomfortable truths, you'll just get downvoted.

I'd like to see flukus spend a day in a hot sauna with water continuously dripping on the coals.

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