在不断变化的气候背景下,人类温度调节的关键环境极限
Daniel J Vecellio1, Rachel M Cottle1,2, S Tony Wolf2
1Center for Healthy Aging, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802.
Exercise, sport & movement
|February 12, 2024
概括
气候变化正在导致更频繁和更强烈的热浪,对人类健康构成重大风险. 新的研究发现了人类不能再容忍的关键温度和湿度极限,强调了迫切需要适应的需求.
科学领域:
- 环境科学 环境科学
- 人类生理学 人类生理学
- 气候变化研究 气候变化研究
背景情况:
- 自19世纪以来,全球气温因人类活动而上升超过1°C.
- 观察到热浪的频率,持续时间和规模增加,潮湿的热浪带来了特殊的健康风险.
- 升高的核心体温和心血管应变是由于暴露在热量中的蒸发冷却受损而导致的.
研究的目的:
- 制定一个渐进的环境应变协议,以确定人类热应激的临界限.
- 识别环境温度和湿度的组合,导致无法弥补的热应力.
- 评估超出人类生理容忍度的热浪所带来的当前和未来风险.
主要方法:
- 宾夕法尼亚州立大学 - 人类环境年龄值 (PSU HEAT) 项目开发了一种渐进式环境应变协议.
- 该议定书旨在确定人类热平衡的关键环境极限.
- 根据环境温度和湿度的组合定义了值,导致核心温度 (Tc) 难以调节的上升.
主要成果:
- 人类热平衡门,在暴露在热中对生存至关重要,发现低于以前的理论.
- 这些关键值已经在最近的热浪中被超越.
- 未来的气候预测表明,这些门将会更频繁地被超越.
结论:
- 目前的热浪超过了人类散热的生理极限.
- 这些值的超越将变得越来越频繁,强调了减缓气候变化的紧迫性.
- 适应策略对于应对极端高温事件日益增长的威胁至关重要.
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