A long stretch of humid heat followed by intense thunderstorms is a weather pattern historically seen mostly in and around ...

We always seem to drop the first name of “relative humidity” to just plain old “humidity”. That doesn’t sound like a big deal. People I know call me Zollitsch all the time. In fact my high school ...

It's summertime, and the living is muggy. As temperatures continue to escalate around the globe, there is an increased risk of health problems due to extreme temperatures. When it's between 105 and ...

Good news: a weather forecast of 100 percent humidity doesn’t always mean it’s going to rain. Bad news: It might feel absolutely disgusting outside. The percentage of humidity is not measured by the ...

It’s a T-shirt kind of day in Washington, DC: 85 degrees with 63 percent humidity. We all know those numbers mean hot, but what exactly does that humidity percentage tell us? And why should we care?

The results show that humidity makes heat much more dangerous for pregnant women and for child health later in life. People cool their bodies by sweating. Sweat needs dry air to evaporate and remove ...

The Chicago area is bracing for extreme heat and humidity in the coming days, and experts said it could become more common with changing weather patterns. A Chicago doctor said extreme humidity ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I make maps, and discuss the climate. Aug 23, 2018, 11:25am EDT Dec 10, 2021, 08:30am EST This article is more than 7 years old.