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Strictly biological speaking, it seems to me that the highland tropics is the best suited for human comfort and living. Most have adequate sunshine and rainfall without being OTT and has room temperature year-round (hardly any need for heating or air con). It makes sense because human beings originated from these lands (East Africa). Also, places such as San Diego mimic the temperature range quite a lot and its constantly voted as one of the best climates worldwide for human comfort. Although my favorite climates are humid subtropical such as Brisbane, I can't see anyone being down-right uncomfortable in the highland tropics tbh
I'd like to hear what you guys think tho. Do you agree with this or do you think other climates better fit human comfort?
It's going to be the climate that resulted in the evolution of modern humans in the first place; aka tropical savanna.
All our features have come into place as a result of competition in the savanna. Bipedalism for walking long distances, fingers with greater dexterity and precision since they had no role in locomotion and allowing more demanding tool use, loss of thicker hair (fun fact: Homo Sapiens have as much hair as a chimpanzee, ours is just much thinner and shorter) to allow greater loss of heat while walking/running under the tropical sun, extreme stamina to outrun other animals, larger brains and more sophisticated social tendencies and bonds so tribes would survive better against other predators.
Humans had to modify themselves while leaving the savannah; wearing clothes. The fact that the majority of us have to wear clothes and live in climate controlled environments to survive shows that we aren't directly suited for where we live.
TBH only a few mediterranean climates like San Diego don't require heating or a/c for almost all days so maybe not. Although, the average med climate is near best for human comfort, just not the best.
It's going to be the climate that resulted in the evolution of modern humans in the first place; aka tropical savanna.
All our features have come into place as a result of competition in the savanna. Bipedalism for walking long distances, fingers with greater dexterity and precision since they had no role in locomotion and allowing more demanding tool use, loss of thicker hair (fun fact: Homo Sapiens have as much hair as a chimpanzee, ours is just much thinner and shorter) to allow greater loss of heat while walking/running under the tropical sun, extreme stamina to outrun other animals, larger brains and more sophisticated social tendencies and bonds so tribes would survive better against other predators.
Humans had to modify themselves while leaving the savannah; wearing clothes. The fact that the majority of us have to wear clothes and live in climate controlled environments to survive shows that we aren't directly suited for where we live.
What type of tropical savanna climate? I'd imagine ones in the great rift valley, do you have any city examples?
Strictly biological speaking, it seems to me that the highland tropics is the best suited for human comfort and living. Most have adequate sunshine and rainfall without being OTT and has room temperature year-round (hardly any need for heating or air con). It makes sense because human beings originated from these lands (East Africa). Also, places such as San Diego mimic the temperature range quite a lot and its constantly voted as one of the best climates worldwide for human comfort. Although my favorite climates are humid subtropical such as Brisbane, I can't see anyone being down-right uncomfortable in the highland tropics tbh
I'd like to hear what you guys think tho. Do you agree with this or do you think other climates better fit human comfort?
Why even ask? Our societies are not based on climate but culture. And if you yourself refer to a controlled climate (AC), which is a very recent invention, what does that have to do with biology?
Nobody has voted San Diego as the best climate, that was only some Huff Post article or similar.
I would think a Mediterranean/Semi-arid climate moderated by the sea is best for human comfort something like Madeira or the Canary Islands. The reduced humidity and rain in the summer improves comfort in these months while reducing the number of disease borne pests.
The average room temperature range we find comfortable would seem to demonstrate the temperature range ideal for the human body in the absence of much shelter, many layers, heating, AC, etc.
So a climate with an average temp of 21°C and minimal seasonal and diurnal range would be idyllic - from a purely biological perspective.
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