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Mister Ed

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7. Quite so. And you've identified the likely cause of the infant mortality at the end of your post:

Reply to OKIsItJustMe (Reply #5)

Sat Dec 7, 2024, 05:09 AM

Dec 7

One problem is that babies, being smaller than adults have a higher ratio of surface area to weight, so it is more difficult for them to regulate their body temperatures. (i.e. they get hotter in the heat, and colder in the cold.)

And honestly, I originally tried to type

"The higher infant mortality might be due to the fact that infants and toddlers lack the ability to regulate their body heat through perspiration. n/t"

but I shortened it because it wouldn't fit in the subject line.

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Columbia Climate School: High Heat Is Preferentially Killing the Young, Not the Old, New Research Finds [View all] OKIsItJustMe Dec 7 OP

maybe age 18 to 35 are more likely to work in the heat BlueWaveNeverEnd Dec 7 #1

Yes, that is one of the suggested explanations OKIsItJustMe Dec 7 #2

The higher infant mortality might be due to the fact that infants and toddlers lack the ability to perspire. n/t Mister Ed Dec 7 #3

Uh... Babies sweat OKIsItJustMe Dec 7 #5

Quite so. And you've identified the likely cause of the infant mortality at the end of your post: Mister Ed Dec 7 #7

And engage in high activity sports while ignoring the high heat. At that age, most of us think Escurumbele Dec 7 #8

And prior to that, there is no concept of mortality OKIsItJustMe Dec 7 #9

That is not consistent with the 1995 heat wave in Chicago that mucifer Dec 7 #4

You know... things change OKIsItJustMe Dec 7 #6