Does humidity make heat more deadly? Scientists are divided

Studies in climate chambers show humidity adds danger, but analyses of population-wide mortality rates suggest otherwise.
Thursday, August 22, 2024
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Does humidity make heat more deadly? Scientists are divided

The Department of Earth System Science acknowledges our presence on the ancestral and unceded territory of the Acjachemen and Tongva peoples, who still hold strong cultural, spiritual and physical ties to this region.