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  2. Shower-curtain effect - Wikipedia

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    A hot shower will produce steam that condenses on the shower side of the curtain, lowering the pressure there. In a steady state the steam will be replaced by new steam delivered by the shower but in reality the water temperature will fluctuate and lead to times when the net steam production is negative. [citation needed]

  3. Cold and heat adaptations in humans - Wikipedia

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    Adaptations in humans can be physiological, genetic, or cultural, which allow people to live in a wide variety of climates. There has been a great deal of research done on developmental adjustment, acclimatization , and cultural practices, but less research on genetic adaptations to colder and hotter temperatures.

  4. Cold shock response - Wikipedia

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    The cold water can cause heart attack due to severe vasoconstriction, [2] where the heart has to work harder to pump the same volume of blood throughout the arteries. For people with pre-existing cardiovascular disease, the additional workload can result in myocardial infarction and/or acute heart failure, which ultimately may lead to a cardiac ...

  5. Benefits of cold plunges may be short-lived, review finds

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    A recent systematic review and meta-analysis published in PLOS One examined eleven studies to evaluate whether cold-water immersion, also called cold plunges or cold water therapy, was actually ...

  6. How Much Do You Actually Need to Shower? - AOL

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  7. Why climate change could make some places colder

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    A Sudden Stratospheric Warming miles above the North Pole (a natural event) with a warmed Arctic due to climate change piggy backing on that pattern = unstable PV & wavy extreme jet stream, with ...

  8. Thermoregulation - Wikipedia

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    Thermoregulation is the ability of an organism to keep its body temperature within certain boundaries, even when the surrounding temperature is very different. A thermoconforming organism, by contrast, simply adopts the surrounding temperature as its own body temperature, thus avoiding the need for internal thermoregulation.

  9. Don't shower or use plumbing during storms: Do's and don'ts ...

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    With severe weather expected to take over southeast Michigan the next few days, here are the do's and don'ts when a thunderstorm is in your area. Do: Go indoors It's considered unsafe to be ...