r/CollapseSupport • u/EliasBouchardFan1 • 18d ago

how to navigate getting boiled alive?

Hi, I'm from the Middle East, and on top of the shitfest that this area is and has always been, we are probably foremost in terms of getting fucked by increasing heat, second only to India I think.

I don't know if or how much we're being affected by this "super El Nino" thingy but the heat has been fucking ridiculous!! Tomorrow it will be 42 degrees in my area. 42. What the fuck is that? Years ago i'd be dreading a 40 day. It's May. What is going to happen in August?

I'm spending all day like that one Jordan Peele gif, I don't think humans are supposed to exist at these temperatures? I don't even have to be outside much, what is happening to the farmers and construction workers and such? At what point do they just drop dead?

I'm just drinking a lot of water and hoping I won't have to be outside after like 10 AM. It is what it is I guess.

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u/New_pollution1086 18d ago

Become nocturnal? If that's an option.

I have a battery powered fan that has saved us during summer power outages. Similar to this https://a.co/d/0aPbeUwI

Good luck

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u/Eager_PurpleOverdose 18d ago

But a fan could actually help you? I've read a thread weeks ago about people in India dealing with the heat and people said that the fan was practically useless cause it just threw hot air.

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u/advamputee 18d ago

When it’s hot and dry, you can create a “swamp cooler” effect by moving air over water / wet material. A damp towel over a house fan, or a small fan next to a tray of water. The moisture content lowers the air temperature. When it’s dry, any sweat beading off of you will also evaporate, adding to the cooling effect. 

When it’s hot and humid (like India), there’s basically nothing you can effectively do. 

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u/New_pollution1086 18d ago

The fan helps evaporate sweat which helps cool you.

Shade with airflow will at least help. I dont know this person's living situation, hopefully they have good seals at doors and window with positive pressure and A/C.

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u/Lithelain 18d ago

Appart from just throwing hot air, which is almost useless (but at least it can help transpiration), the problem is when high heat is combined with extreme humidity levels, that's when it's really pointless I suppose.

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u/huehuehuehuehuuuu 18d ago

Issue is now we have regions that don’t cool down at night.