We all know that humidity can have an impact on our hair and skin, but a new study from researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and the University of Arizona suggests that relative humidity levels ...

Recent reports from the Hong Kong Observatory indicate that relative humidity levels plummeted to 18% by 2 PM, marking the lowest recorded level for January since the establishment of the automatic ...

Across much of the world, hotter days are no longer arriving alone. The air itself is changing, sometimes turning from dry ...

When referring to the mugginess of the air, meteorologists will point to dew point rather than relative humidity. Relative humidity is indeed a measure of how much moisture is in the air relative to ...

There is probably no weather element so poorly understood as humidity. Actually, we understand humidity when we feel sticky. But most people do not understand how humidity is quantified. Humidity is ...

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.” ...

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 ...

If you've stepped outside this week in South Jersey, you've most likely felt heavy, damp air and sweltering heat while waiting for more storms and rain to hit the region. This pattern of weather seems ...