Question
Why do you think we experience more discomfort in hot humid weather than we do in hot dry weather.
Answer
- In humid conditions, the air contains so much water vapour that the sweat may not evaporate rapidly enough to produce an adequate cooling effect. This may lead to heat accumulation in which the body temperature rises above normal hence the discomfort.
In hot dry weather, the sweat produced evaporates by use of latent heat from the body hence reducing the body temperatures.
In hot dry weather, the sweat produced evaporates by use of latent heat from the body hence reducing the body temperatures.
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