Severe heat is lashing entire North India (Photo: PTI)
In the country’s capital Delhi, the maximum temperature was recorded at 46 degrees on Monday. scorching sun and heat stroke (Heat wave) Not only Delhi but the plains of the country are being hit by the weather almost in the same way. Obviously it is not easy to tolerate such extreme heat. But the human body is made of such elements that it can face special situations very well. What is that power after all?
Usually the human body temperature is 98.6 degree Fahrenheit which is equal to 37 degree Celsius. And it is understood that in general, the maximum temperature at which humans can live easily is 108.14 degree Fahrenheit i.e. 42.3 degree Celsius. If the temperature exceeds 45 degrees in a place where the weather is not stable, it would be called dangerous.
What’s the plus point with humans?
Scientists have studied and told that man is a warm blooded mammal. This means that they are protected by a mechanism called homeostasis. This is a type of process through which the human brain automatically regulates the body temperature from the hypothalamus to keep it within the range of survival.
When human blood vessels dilate, sweat comes out of the body, people breathe through the mouth or go to open places for fresh air, then in these ways the hypothalamus gets energy and it controls the temperature of the human body. Is. Due to this, a person can tolerate high temperature.
What is the maximum temperature which is fatal
Statistics show that between 1992 and 2015, heatwaves killed more than 22,000 people. Whereas in the year 2021, 1,634 people died due to heat. Whereas in 2020, the death toll due to heat had increased to 2,556. According to the medical journal The Lancet, between 2000-2004 and 2017-2021, India saw a 55% increase in deaths due to extreme heat.
A report by the London School of Hygiene has predicted a 257 per cent increase in heat deaths in the UK by 2050.
Scientists say that the human body normally tolerates a maximum temperature of 35 to 37 degrees easily, but the difficulty increases when the temperature is above 40 degrees while the maximum temperature of 50 degrees becomes unbearable. The temperature above this becomes a threat to the life of any normal human being.
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