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Sun exposure makes it feel hotter than the shaded air temperature because your body absorbs infrared radiation from the sun.
Understanding how temperature is measured is fundamental to the accuracy of weather forecasts and climate monitoring.
Scientists use "wet-bulb temperature" to gauge how extreme heat affects the body. But what is it?
The Wet Bulb Globe Temperature is a more comprehensive way of showing the effect of the heat on your body.
One day in August, The Republic sent 13 reporters to measure heat across metro Phoenix. ASU scientists explain why the results aren't precisely right.
You need to start learning what the wet-bulb temperature is, as climate change makes the deadly combination of heat and humidity more likely.
The wet-bulb globe temperature is a measure of heat stress on the body during physical activity, OSHA and sports medicine trainers use it to keep people safe.
FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – Fresno’s Forestiere Underground Gardens have been used to escape the heat in Fresno since before domestic air conditioning – but does a century-old idea to stay ...
Researchers measure temperature differences throughout Chicago"We want to identify vulnerability," said Raed Mansour, the director of environmental innovation with the Chicago Department of Public ...