thermodynamic temperature
-
Do Women Really Feel Colder Than Men?
The gendered feud over the temperature setting in the office or at home might be overblown, new government-led research suggests. The study found little difference between how men and women self-reported the chilliness of their surroundings. There was also no major distinction between the sexes in the temperatures needed for shivering to start occurring. The…
-
Summer 2021 Breaks Heat Record Set During the 1936 Dust Bowl
The record for hottest summer in the U.S. has stood since 1936, the worst of the Dust Bowl. But 2021 has eclipsed that 85-year-old mark amid a season of drought, flames, and suffering.
-
Ground Temperatures Reach a Blistering 53 Degrees Celsius in Turkey
Wildfires are raging out of control amid blistering heat in Turkey and Greece. New data shows that ground temperatures in parts of Greece and Turkey reached more than 53 degrees Celsius on Tuesday.
-
The 54-Degree Celsius Reading in Death Valley Ties for the Hottest Temperature Ever Reliably Recorded
There’s one thing that many Americans can affirm right now: It’s freaking hot. In case you still had any doubts, Death Valley, California — the hottest, driest, and lowest place in the country — experienced a temperature of 54.4 degrees Celsius on Friday, one of the hottest temperatures ever reliably recorded on the planet.