Scientists use "wet-bulb temperature" to gauge how extreme heat affects the body. But what is it?

The Wet Bulb Globe Temperature is a more comprehensive way of showing the effect of the heat on your body.

What is a Wet Bulb Globe Temperature? The WBGT is a measure of the heat stress in direct sunlight and takes into account temperature, humidity, wind speed, sun angle and cloud cover.

Including the impact of the sun into the equation is one reason wet-bulb globe temperature is used by military agencies and OSHA to manage workload.

People who are most susceptible during high wet-bulb temperatures include the elderly, those who work outside and people with underlying health issues.People without access to air conditioning are ...

The Wet Bulb Globe Temperature (WBGT) enables organizations to implement effective safety protocols and protect workers from heat-related dangers.

An ongoing heat wave in India and Pakistan and rising wet-bulb temperatures could create hot and severely humid conditions that threaten human survivability.

The high and low temperature for a day don’t tell the whole story. We can use tools like the wet bulb globe temperature to ...

Wet bulb globe temperature is important because it considers more atmospheric variables than just humidity. This temperature provides us with more information on the heat stress level affecting ...

Heat index tells part of the story—but the wet bulb globe temperature tells the whole truth. KSHB 41 meteorologist Wes Peery ...

What is a Wet Bulb Globe Temperature? The WBGT is a measure of the heat stress in direct sunlight and takes into account temperature, humidity, wind speed, sun angle and cloud cover.