For over a decade, it was widely believed that the maximum wet bulb temperature that bodies could handle was 35 C — unlikely ...

Their effect on our bodies can be measured through wet-bulb temperature. Wet-bulb temperature (WBT) is a measurement of dry air (or dry-bulb) temperature – what we typically read on a ...

Scientists assumed there was a physical threshold beyond which people couldn't survive for more than a few hours, and for years they thought it was 35 degrees Celsius measured on a scale called the ...

Japan started the operation of the heat stroke alert system on April 23 as the country braces for another sizzling ...

As we’ve had the hottest year ever after the hottest year ever, there’s been a growing popular understanding of ...

Harvard researchers question the wet-bulb temperature survival threshold, suggesting it may be closer to 31°C instead of the widely accepted 35°C.

While the summer might feel a little distant right now, knowing how to cope with extreme heat could save your life.

Their study, published last week in the science journal PNAS, confirmed that this dangerous threshold is much lower than scientists had previously thought: a so-called wet-bulb temperature ...