The extreme physician Hanns-Christian Gunda researches what happens in the body when it is very hot and when heat becomes a deadly danger for humans. His appeal: It is not just about the temperature, but also about the humidity.
Hanns-Christian Gunga is a senior professor at the Institute for Physiology at the Berlin Charité, where he heads the Center for Space Medicine and Extreme Environments. His current book “Deadly Heat: What extreme temperatures do to the body and how we can protect ourselves” was recently published.
Hanns-Christian Gunga is a senior professor at the Institute for Physiology at the Berlin Charité, where he heads the Center for Space Medicine and Extreme Environments
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Mr. Gunga, how good are the temperatures in endure Berlin?
It all depends on where you are. Here with us on the sixth floor of the Physiological Institute at the Berlin Charité, the temperatures in the office can reach 28 degrees. There is no air conditioning and the glass front has no ventilation options. Obviously, every mistake that can be made was made in the new building.