How can that temperature kill? I was doing cardio in 40 degrees Celcius with extremely humid conditions. We had a humidex warning too.
Individual people react differently to extreme heat or cold. The same goes for collectives of people (
people from hot/cold/mild regions of the world).
I can easily walk around in shorts and t-shirt even during winter (
while others stare at me weirdly because they have to wear heavy coats and are still cold) without feeling uncomfortable or getting sick. The only bad thing about winter is public transport failing (
but then again, they fail during every season, and every year they act surprised that it's suddenly freezing, hot or that there's leaves on the road/rails).
However, whenever it gets above ~27°C I suffer horribly and can't get anything done (
It's almost 2 am right now and it's too hot for me to even sleep, let alone do anything useful) - It's like I'm sick for 3 months straight every year.
I'm pretty sure if I had gone outside today (
hottest day of the year so far roughly 35°C) I would have collapsed.
I know this is the exception as most people are "summer people" and, thus, feel the exact opposite way.
Anyway, there are also old people, little children and sick people who all very easily die during high temperatures. These probably make up the majority of those deaths.
That's me, circa July 2003, in Malta, in a fleece.
Holy crap. That's thicker clothing than I wear during german winter.
Having been to Malta once, I'm pretty I would have fallen over dead the instant I stepped out of the building in those clothes.