SYRACUSE, N.Y. - High heat and humidity continue to grip Central New York this week. But the humidity is making it feel hotter than the actual temperature. Why does this happen and how do we calculate ...
During the hot, humid summer months, meteorologists often discuss the heat index instead of the actual air temperature. But how is the heat index calculated, and why is it more important than the air ...
The body’s cooling defenses fail at lower “wet bulb” temperatures than scientists had estimated. By Clayton Dalton Last month was the second-hottest September ever recorded; it came after the world’s ...
As Chicago Public School students return to class Monday, the heat index is expected to break 100 degrees. The National Weather Service in Chicago issued an excessive heat warning from Monday ...