Outfitted with heart rate monitors and temperature probes, they waited in temperatures of 42 degrees Celsius, or 107 degrees ...

Their effect on our bodies can be measured through wet-bulb temperature. Wet-bulb temperature (WBT) is a measurement of dry air (or dry-bulb) temperature – what we typically read on a ...

As extreme heat becomes more dangerous, Black Americans may be disproportionately affected. Wet bulb temperatures could have a significant impact.

While the summer might feel a little distant right now, knowing how to cope with extreme heat could save your life.

A study confirmed that humans can't survive as long in heat and humidity as once believed. It also validated a lab method ...

Scientists assumed there was a physical threshold beyond which people couldn't survive for more than a few hours, and for years they thought it was 35 degrees Celsius measured on a scale called the ...

Study reveals why rain and snow are hard to tell apart near freezing, showing limits of weather data and machine learning.

Hyderabad's weather conditions are influenced by two key factors: wet-bulb temperatures and urban heat islands. Many ...

National parks are warming, putting the parks and visitors at risk. These areas are sensitive to climate change, including ...

Rising temperatures in India pose serious health risks, urging experts to call for better heat stress monitoring and ...

Their study, published last week in the science journal PNAS, confirmed that this dangerous threshold is much lower than scientists had previously thought: a so-called wet bulb temperature ...