With an early summer heat wave baking Michigan and the Midwest, residents may notice two temperatures provided with daily forecasts: actual and apparent — or "feels like" — temperatures based on the ...

The sticky combination of heat and high humidity can be more than uncomfortable -- it can be deadly. Mario Tama/Getty Images You’ve probably heard people say, “It’s not the heat, it’s the humidity.” ...

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 ...

If you thought the worst of the summer's sweltering temperatures were behind us, think again. Some schools closed early as the late-August heat wave gripping Ohio brought temperatures not seen in ...

This article is republished from The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Micki Olson is a senior researcher in emergency and risk ...

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — Even though the official start of summer is just a few days away we are starting to see the summer heat take over the forecast. The term heat index has become a buzz word as it ...

The heat index is a measure of how hot it really feels on your body when relative humidity is factored in with the actual air temperature. Since heat index values were devised for shady, light wind ...