University Physics with Modern Physics (14th Edition)

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Chapter 17 - Temperature and Heat - Problems - Discussion Questions - Page 573: Q17.12

Answer

Cooling by perspiration doesn’t work well in a humid environment.

Work Step by Step

Humans cool by sweating; the water on the skin evaporates because it absorbs energy from its surroundings – i.e., from the person’s skin, and this cools the person. In the high-humidity environment of the tropics, the air is already nearly saturated with water, and cannot accept much more water vapor.
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