Old vs new Heat Index (IMAGE)

University of California - Berkeley

Old vs new Heat Index

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The long-used Heat Index table (top) underestimates the apparent temperature for the most extreme heat and humidity conditions occurring today (center). The corrected version (bottom) is accurate over the entire range of temperatures and humidities humans will encounter with climate change.

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David Romps and Yi-Chuan Lu, UC Berkeley

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