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 ...

Because you’re a smooth-skinned mammal, no weather feels quite as oppressive as a humid heat wave. The more water vapor in the air, the less efficiently your sweat can evaporate and carry excess heat ...

Wondering what humidity is comfortable? While we often give a great deal of thought to heating our homes in the winter and cooling them down in the summer, we may not realize just how crucial ...

Working out in muggy weather can be brutal. Here are four ways to survive and thrive when it feels like a sauna outside. Credit...Justin J Wee for The New York Times Supported by By Danielle Friedman ...

Rebecca Brill is a writer whose essays have appeared in The Paris Review Daily, VICE, Literary Hub, and elsewhere. She runs the Susan Sontag's Diary and the Sylvia Plath's Food Diary accounts on ...

Trying to figure out which plants need humidity to thrive may feel like a daunting task, but it’s actually less complicated than it sounds. The majority of plants that we keep in our homes are ...

Humidity control is one of the most important, yet often overlooked, aspects of maintaining good indoor air quality, according to Dr. John McKeon, CEO of Allergy Standards. Air purifiers, air ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Christine Ro is a journalist covering science and development. 50°C (122°F) is a staggeringly high temperature. Yet Avikal ...

After enduring another scorching summer — the fourth-hottest on record for the contiguous United States — it may be hard to imagine conditions getting much worse. But as a new report from the United ...