The hygrometer is the instrument that measures relative humidity, the humidity is relative to the air temperature. This can confuse people because if you hold the ACTUAL water vapor constant but heat ...

Buildings require various levels of temperature and humidity controls, but when it comes to preserving historical artifacts or performing an operation, the temperature and humidity levels in a space ...

It’s a T-shirt kind of day in Washington, DC: 85 degrees with 63 percent humidity. We all know those numbers mean hot, but what exactly does that humidity percentage tell us? And why should we care?

Industry leaders realized hundreds of years ago that their processes and machines operate best when the indoor relative humidity is maintained at an optimum level for their process. They found it was ...

Cold winds in Lahore have further increased the inten-sity of cold. The current temperature of the city was recorded at 9 degrees Celsius, with a maxi-mum of 17 and a minimum of 7 degrees. The ...

Air that’s too dry can affect your health in several ways. From irritated eyes and sinuses to respiratory and skin conditions, overexposure to dry air can cause a variety of symptoms. It may also ...

Cold weather can bring low humidity, which poses problems when you have COPD. Covering your nose and mouth when you're out can help. (Photo Credit: Cavan/Getty Images) Humidity is the amount of water ...

CLEVELAND — When you hear that a winter storm dropped several inches of snow, you might not realize that it’s not always as simple as "one inch of snow equals one inch of water." In fact, the ratio of ...

Rebecca Brill is a writer whose essays have appeared in The Paris Review Daily, VICE, Literary Hub, and elsewhere. She runs the Susan Sontag's Diary and the Sylvia Plath's Food Diary accounts on ...