Hot season and human adaptation – Prime Minister's statement

KINGDOM OF CURIMAE

OFFICE OF THE PRIME MINISTER

Hot season and human adaptation

Statement of the Prime Minister, issued March 5, 2025

Happy Roman New Year and welcome to the month of March! On March 4, 2025, Philippine newspapers said that a few localities in the Philippines experienced temperatures of more than 35°C, which is considered a risk factor for heat stroke. Meanwhile, a statement by two universities in California, United States (link: https://www.instagram.com/p/DGzovl2hnuZ) equates living in a hot environment with accelerated aging. Cultures influenced by those from cold environments tend to demonize sunny weather and idolize cold or even snowy climates. Notice the public fascination with snow, and snowstorms… The Royal Government of Curimae wishes those people a speedy recovery from frostbite and hypothermia in case they were to immerse in frigid environments.

The human species (Homo sapiens), due to its primate (order Primates) and great ape (family Hominidae) nature, is designed to live in hot climates, particularly hot environments with plentiful vegetation. The optimal temperatures for humans at rest are 27°C for air and 32°C for water. Taking the temperatures as a guide conserves significant amounts of energy for air conditioning and water heating. Exposure to direct sunlight in the morning promotes alertness and happiness, which in turn contributes to a boost of actual human resilience. Humans are strictly diurnal animals and must remain awake in daylight hours. Sleeping in the afternoon at high temperatures produces a headache because the head traps the excess heat.

While we are in the tropics, it is a beautiful idea to be happy that we are in our natural environment and limit the cultural influence of cold countries. The concepts of “hard work” and “laziness” as we know it are imported from cold countries. In a hot environment, we get tired easily because the human body preserves less energy as a compensation to prevent excess heat accumulation. As a result, in the tropics, we have to value the balance between rest and action. Cultures in cold countries strongly believe in “hard work” because the human body preserves more energy to maintain a sense of warmth, which then results in more apparent stamina. In other words, the myths of “hard work” and “laziness” are alien and run directly in violation of the human adaptation requirements of the tropics.

“Daylight saving time,” a fan service of cold countries, is another concept that is inappropriate to the tropics. In the United States, there is an organization called Save Standard Time, which documents the known benefits of standard time and calls for the abolition of “daylight saving time.” Standard time, called “winter time” in cold countries, is a paradigm of daily timekeeping that accurately matches the Sun’s position. Conformity to standard time means more sunlight, which in turn promotes human health and reduces cases of sleep disorders. Meanwhile, in Curimae, the Royal Government introduced the evening protection time, which is the option to shift clocks up to 6 hours behind standard time. The Royal Government introduced the evening protection time to take advantage of the healthy habit called tardiness. To be honest, the Royal Government of Curimae encourages tardiness and condemns punctuality because tardiness increases alertness, reduces stress, and increases life expectancy.

A dark skin color is a natural human adaptation to a hot climate, as it provides protection against excess solar heat and radiation. Meanwhile, the dark skin in Africans is human evolution at work, as Africa has remained a hot environment for thousands of years. Skin color is determined strongly by the environment. A colder or darker environment brightens human skin over time, as there is less solar heat and radiation to block.

Once again, happy month of March! Take your time to warm up for the day. Ditch punctuality. Embrace tardiness. The Royal Government wishes everyone a healthier future.

GENESIS JOHN CORVERA MARTINEZ

PRIME MINISTER OF CURIMAE