Factors as far away as the Caribbean Sea and as nearby as the cornfields of Iowa can bring on that muggy, sticky feeling. For people with certain health conditions, it’s more than an annoyance. Joy ...

High humidity during the monsoon can significantly affect heart health, especially for those with conditions like hypertension, heart failure, or atrial fibrillation. When moisture levels rise, the ...

Researchers believe there's an upper limit to the temperature the human body can withstand — but many people could face ...

It's not the heat that gets you — it's the humidity. Millions will feel that firsthand over the coming days as a heat dome is expected to bring extreme heat and humidity for much of the U.S. In an ...

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Humidity can do more than just make you sweat—doctors say it can also trigger asthma symptoms, worsen allergies, and make breathing more difficult. Dr. Som Chalise with Riverside ...

Increasing evidence shows that environmental factors such as humidity, temperature fluctuations, air quality, and flooding ...

CHICAGO — Hot, steamy air blowing into Illinois from a heat dome moving east across the country has kicked off at least a week of dangerous heat, with humidity peaking Saturday through Monday. These ...

FIGURE 1. Relative indoor humidity (violet) and absolute exterior humidity (orange) displayed over 26 months. For the majority of winter months, rh ranged between 35 and 60 percent. December 10, 2018 ...

Every amphibian owner knows that there are some things they must get right when they care for their pets. Maintaining the ...

Dr. Stephanie Taylor, an infection control consultant at Harvard Medical School, ASHRAE Distinguished Lecturer, member of the ASHRAE Epidemic Task Group, and longtime Engineered Systems columnist, is ...