Ever sit outside on a warm summer's evening and notice flashes of lightning, but no actual rain clouds near you? This is commonly referred to as "heat" lightning. While it's not uncommon to see these ...
The heat index, or apparent temperature, combines air temperature and humidity to indicate how hot it feels to the body. High humidity slows sweating, the body's natural cooling system, making ...
MOLINE, Ill. — It's a hot and humid summer day in mid-June. Nothing too surprising given the time of year is near the summer solstice, the point at which the maximum amount of solar energy is reaching ...
As Illinois braces for another summer heat wave, this week's conditions will be worsened by an unusual weather phenomenon: corn sweat. So what is "corn sweat" and how could it worsen the dangerous ...
Nearly one-third of the U.S. population is set to face a stretch of extreme heat beginning as early as Friday, according to forecasters at AccuWeather. The area of extreme heat will stretch from the ...
Summer only officially arrived last week, but after the weekend heat wave, some people might already be tired of it. That's probably because simply being outside could make someone flat-out tired. So ...
Phoenix could be on track to break its record of 18 consecutive days with temperatures above 110 as a heat dome has settled over the desert Southwest. By John WashingtonAnna Betts and Maria Jimenez ...
Scientia Professor and Deputy Director of the ARC Australian Centre for Excellence in Antarctic Science (ACEAS), UNSW Sydney Alex Sen Gupta receives funding from receives funding from the Australian ...