Spending time outside during a heatwave can be sweaty, uncomfortable and even unhealthy, but scientists have developed an innovation that they say could provide relief: clothing that physically cools the body. Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have developed a flexible, chalk-based coating that can be added to fabrics. During tests in the scorching… Read More »
Belyruth Ordóñez was an avid hiker. The 30-year-old woman and her family had been hiking trails together in parks around Utah, where they live, for the past few summers. But on Saturday, the heat was too intense and tragedy struck. Temperatures in Utah’s Snow Canyon State Park soared above 100 degrees Fahrenheit, and Ordóñez was… Read More »
OREGONIA, Ohio (AP) — At the end of their week-long sleepaway camp, a hush falls over the boisterous kids at YMCA’s Camp Kern as they prepare for a treasured annual tradition: After performing songs and skits around the bonfire, they write down their favorite memories on scraps of paper. Most years they throw them into… Read More »
While temperatures and humidity rise rapidly outside, what’s happening inside the human body can turn into a life-or-death battle that only a few degrees can decide. Researchers who put people in hot boxes to see what happens to them say the critical danger point for outdoor illness and death from extreme heat is a few… Read More »