Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-07-04 04:35:59 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: A9CE17DC24324BD75EC45DBE83F4C7D91F38764423D0ED9D1B4E08FD8E2563B7
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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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