“…Under extreme conditions an adult can lose between one and 1.5 liters of sweat an hour. If that lost water is not replaced, the total volume of body fluid can fall quickly and, most dangerously, blood volume may drop. If this happens, two potentially life-threatening problems arise: sweating stops and body temperature can soar even higher, while blood pressure decreases because of the low blood volume. Under such conditions, death occurs quickly. Because of their relatively larger skin surface-to-volume ratio, children are especially susceptible to rapid overheating and dehydration.”
scientificamerican.com
60% of Puerto Rico’s population does not have access to potable water right now, according to its governor on @chrislhayes’s show.
— southpaw (@nycsouthpaw) September 26, 2017