People aren’t used to these off-the-chart temps or the dangers of extreme ... A more accurate reading of what it actually feels like is wet-bulb temperature, which is a combination of air ...

The analysis calculated an approximate form of “wet-bulb globe temperature,” a metric that combines temperature, humidity, sunlight and wind. Scientists consider it the gold standard for ...

The body has methods of maintaining a set temperature. Credit: Wikimedia Commons, CNX OpenStax, CC BY-SA 4.0 To understand the danger of a wet bulb event, we must first understand how our bodies work.

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 ...