It’s not the heat, it’s the humidity: Here’s what’s behind this extremely sticky summer
Climate change See all topics Facebook Tweet Email Link Link Copied! Follow Hot summers are nothing new for much of the United States, but the combination of heat and humidity has taken on a truly antagonistic role this year, pushing us closer to our melting points in an already uncomfortable season. Dew point temperatures – a measure of how much moisture is in the air – have soared to sauna-like highs over and over. It’s another way a climate heating up from fossil fuel pollution is changing
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