Heat waves are becoming commonplace, and so too is high humidity, which can strain the electrical grid, hurt the economy, and ...

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 ...

In a year when most meteorologists were watching signs of drought — especially across the western half of the country — the middle of the U.S. has been inundated with moisture. It’s not just been hot, ...

Relative humidity is a simple concept as weather phenomena go – but it has significant, far-reaching consequences for how we must take care of ourselves on a hot or wet day. Humidity is the amount of ...

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?

Miami cleaning service launches indoor air quality program responding to reports linking Florida's humidity to mold ...

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.