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Originally Posted by Piotrsko
The last species of human that tolerated cold well was the Neanderthal. The following species had to figure out protective clothing.
Latest theory is that Neanderthal societies got absorbed instead of dying out.
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That's what was reported on PBS' NOVA.
Our immune system is credited to the Neanderthal, and a specific region of Spain has the highest genetic concentration of Neanderthal DNA today, @ 4%, compared to the global average of around 2.8%.
We're 99.9% Chimpanzee, which will be extinct before 2100 in Western Africa.
For the first time, they've been observed descending into caves during the heat of the day, where it's up to 23-degrees cooler than up on the surface.
But the anticipated warming, even with the 'caves', is going to kill all of them.
146 people have died of heat death in Phoenix so far this year.