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How Muggy Is It? Check The Dew Point!

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How Does the Dew Point Temperature Really Affect the Body?

In high heat, like the days of summer, our bodies are constantly trying to keep cool through sweat. On hot, humid days, the air is already pretty saturated with water, which unfortunately means sweat evaporates more slowly. So this leaves our skin feeling damp and sticky. But on a more serious note, mattie gregg told me it actually ties into climate change. As the temperature rises, we can estimate what the heat stress is on the body just by looking at temperature, ind dew point, on the heat index and on the human body.

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