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How high a temperature can we survive? The human body's tolerance threshold In recent weeks, some regions of India have approached 122°F (50°C), an almost unbelievable temperature, and in the most ...

As temperatures around the world rise because of climate change, the human body is increasingly confronting a little-understood and increasing hazard: excessive heat. From enduring heatwaves to ...