The Science: Climate Change Threatens To Turn Kansas City Into An Uninhabitable Swamp

Turns out it's not the heat but the humidity that will destroy this town . . . Well, that and the rampant crime, corruption and unnecessary bike lanes.

Also, because we appreciate a good metaphor . . . Swampy conditions driving away the new gentry seems ironic for so many beloved bottom dwellers who call this place home.

Check the science . . .

This is known as the wet-bulb phenomenon, and with temperatures increasing globally, it’s becoming a threat. The human body can withstand very high temperatures, but not when high humidity prevents sweat from dissipating in the heat. “This is what is happening when you notice sweat pooling or dripping from your skin—the air is not dry enough to evaporate all of the sweat you are producing,” Wolf says.

As the Earth gets warmer, there is concern that some places may become unsurvivable without help from climate control. If this sounds like a far-fetched threat when it comes to Kansas City, it might not be. Temperatures as low as eighty-six degrees Fahrenheit can be unsurvivable when paired with high humidity. Temperatures of ninety-five degrees with ninety-five percent humidity can kill.

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Certain parts of the world could become uninhabitable because of high wet-bulb temperatures, and KC is uncomfortably close to the line

As the Earth gets warmer, there is concern that some places may become unsurvivable without help from climate control. If this sounds like a far-fetched threat when it comes to Kansas City, it might not be.