With the summer months just around the corner, Houstonians are gearing up for sweltering humidity, extreme UV indexes and ...

The wet-bulb globe temperature is a measurement that factors the air temperature’s stress on the body. It considers the air ...

EFFINGHAM, Ga. (WSAV) — High school coaches are following safety guidelines and altering practice schedules due to heat ...

We all know what the heat index is, but a high wet bulb temperature led to the Branson Team Football Camp closing early today ...

A judge sentenced a former St. James High School special education teacher for inappropriate relations with a student. The ...

Its a wet and cool Tuesday morning for most of the Central Coast. Expect fog and misting to occur through 9am before some of the clouds begin to lighten.

Researchers found that milk yields typically fell on hot, humid days. This could be by as much as 10% when wet-bulb temperatures – which combine information on the dry air temperature and humidity – ...

Wet-bulb temperatures occur when the mix of heat and humidity make it hard for sweat to evaporate off the body, thus halting the cooling process.

Wet-bulb temperatures combine information on dry-bulb temperature (the ambient air temperature) and humidity. By doing so, they offer a measure that better captures heat stress.

When there are wet-bulb conditions, it means our natural cooling system becomes less efficient, and our body temperature can rise to dangerous levels.