acclimatized to

“Many, many people wouldn’t have been acclimatized to the heat,” said Wasiu Adeniyi Ibrahim, head of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency’s central forecast office and an author of the study.

But it still raises public health concerns in an area that is known for its cool, gentle summers—and whose people are not acclimatized to serious heat this early in the season, if ever.

And humans haven’t yet acclimatized to prolonged hot weather the way they have later in the summer — they just aren’t ready for the shock of a sudden extreme heat wave.

Most of the crew were really acclimatized to the fact that there was a woman director, or pretended to be.

“The solstice is a time for ritual and attention, getting myself and my body acclimatized to the new season.”