A long stretch of humid heat followed by intense thunderstorms is a weather pattern historically seen mostly in and around ...

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 ...

When we talk about climate change, we most often talk about changes in air temperature—and with good reason. The rapid rise in global and U.S. average air temperatures is a direct result of climate ...

W. Larry Kenney is a professor of physiology and kinesiology at Pennsylvania State University. He specializes in the control of blood flow to the skin with an emphasis on aging, physiology and the ...