By the end of this century, parts of Africa could face heatwaves for 250-300 days a year, which will make it difficult for people to survive.

Researchers developed a fingertip-sized, humidity-tolerant hydrogen sensor using platinum nanoparticles that catalyze ...

Purdue University physics professor Erica Carlson explains why static electricity is worse in winter and offers practical ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. US humidity fell 5.3% since 1995 while temperatures rose ~0.5°F per decade. Dew point rose modestly before 1995; rainfall fell 2.7% ...

Heat waves are becoming commonplace, and so too is high humidity, which can strain the electrical grid, hurt the economy, and endanger human health. But the global prevalence of record-breaking ...

Caring for plants that love humidity may seem like a challenge you don't want to tackle. However, with the right tools at your disposal, they can be as simple to care for as drought- and pest-hardy ...

Relative humidity measures how much moisture is in the air compared to how much it could hold at a given temperature. It is simply the dew point temperature divided by the air temperature, times 100.

If you think this summer has felt extra sticky and sweltering hot in Ohio and Kentucky, you're not alone. Greater Cincinnati has spent much of the summer trying to stay cool, as the area has been ...

NORFOLK, Va. — Most summer days, you hear us talk about “humidity” when describing how the air feels. While many people are familiar with the term relative humidity — the percentage of water vapor in ...

Hot, sticky and unrelenting: That has been the experience for much of the country this summer, including more than a dozen states that had record high humidity in July. Last month was muggier than ...

The drier air continues its steady march southward across Michigan. Here’s when you can breathe a sigh of humidity relief. We will continue to peg the more comfortable air to the dew point temperature ...

High temperatures in the 90s are certainly an expectation in Indiana summers, and the impacts of the air temperatures alone in that range are relatively minimal. However, the dangers of hot ...