The reason why the humidity makes it feel hotter than the actual temperature is because of our sweat. Our bodies like to stay near 98.6 degrees, so when our body temperature rises sweat is released ...

Very hot conditions are forecasted for most of the upcoming week. With that forecast we’ll be hearing the terms “heat index”, “heat risk”, and even “Wet Bulb Globe Temperature” from meteorologists on ...

Scorching heat and humidity across parts of the U.S. come as the release of the State of the Climate report for 2024 came out last Thursday, highlighting a record-breaking prior year around the world.

For the 2024-25 academic year, which begins Aug. 12 for the Houston Independent School District, the University Interscholastic League is recommending that schools use the wet bulb globe temperature ...