Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-07-04 05:43:38 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 8E147D7F8FB1E0D0DE55CFD7E2800B4F4C85A6196210EA67E7FC6648221D3A48
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Original Note:
The author is conflating "Wet-Bulb Globe Temperature" (WBGT) with "Wet-bulb temperature" (WBT). The temperatures displayed in the map and discussed in the article are referring to WBGT. Recommendations for high WBGT: https://www.weather.gov/tsa/wbgt More info on WBT and WBGT: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wet-bulb_temperature https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wet-bulb_globe_temperature
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