Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory: Q&A - We've Been Underestimating Heat Waves
August 25, 2022
August 25, 2022
WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 (TNStalk) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory issued the following Q&A with David Romps, faculty scientist in the Berkeley Lab's Climate and Ecosystem Sciences Division:
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The heat index is a scale used to quantify how our bodies feel in different weather conditions. Combining temperature and humidity with a model of human physiology, the heat index allows us to describe the risks of extreme heat . . .
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The heat index is a scale used to quantify how our bodies feel in different weather conditions. Combining temperature and humidity with a model of human physiology, the heat index allows us to describe the risks of extreme heat . . .