Extreme heat can contribute to heat exhaustion, heat stroke, heat cramps, and death, but the temperature only tells part of the story. Humidity can make heat waves even more dangerous because it ...

When it comes to Missouri summers, any lifelong resident will tell you, "It's not the heat, it's the humidity." And with multiple heat advisories issued throughout the state amid a heat dome pummeling ...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE)– The phrase, “corn sweat” has made headlines across the country this month, coinciding with the dog days of summer. But what is corn sweat and is it different from any other ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Cruising past a cornfield, you may not realize just how much moisture enters our atmosphere surrounding an area of farmland. Ohio farmers planted 3.25 million acres of corn ...

It’s the middle of summer, and across the United States, the tee times are still being booked even though forecasted temperatures make local tracks feel more like a sauna. For golf lovers, heat is ...

My roommate is going to be home for the summer and I primarily hang out at my girlfriend's across town. I'll be popping into the apartment now and then to pick up things, but we'd both like to save as ...

The dangers of heat and humidity are so well known it’s become cliche to mention them. But the impacts can extend farther than even scientists and doctors realized. In a paper published in Science ...

Syracuse, N.Y. — Upstate New York is on the brink of a heat wave starting Sunday that is expected to combine record temperatures with ultra-high humidity levels. Not only will the air at times feel ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Over the last few days of July, dangerously high temperatures and humidity levels are spreading throughout the Northeast.