Human heat tolerance limits under prolonged exposure to extreme heat
= 32-35°C and enable psychrometric mapping of time-resolved, sex-specific tolerance limits. These empirical benchmarks constitute a critical empirical resource for refining climate-health projections of extreme humid heat and for validating biophysical models, while also complementing operational heat action plans and early-warning systems that focus on lower, sub-extreme heat exposures where the majority of heat-related morbidity occurs.
Authors
- Xiang Zhang
- Bo Hong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8316-7396)
- Zhe Liang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6872-6463)
- Zhong Zhao
- Yi Xu
- Ping Ma
- Yongchao Zhai
- Han Li
- Faming Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2945-4685)
- Haojian Wang
- Xiong Shen
Institutions
- Xi'an University of Science and Technology (CN)
- Tianjin University of Science and Technology (CN)
- Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology (CN)
- Tianjin University (CN)
- Shenzhen University (CN)
- Hubei University of Science and Technology (CN)
- Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CN)
- Biotechnology Research Institute (CN)
- Northwest A&F University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Environment International
- Published
- 2026-04-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2026.110272
- Primary Topic
- Thermoregulation and physiological responses
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Outstanding Youth Science Fund Project of National Natural Science Foundation of China