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As a Summer Heat Wave Pummels The US, an Expert Warns About the Dangers of Humidity — Particularly for Toddlers, Young Athletes and Older Adults
By W. Larry Kenney Your Health

As a Summer Heat Wave Pummels The US, an Expert Warns About the Dangers of Humidity — Particularly for Toddlers, Young Athletes and Older Adults

Because of climate change, summers are getting hotter and more humid – much more humid. SciLine interviewed Dr. W. Larry Kenney, professor of physiology and kinesiology at Penn State University, who discussed why humid heat can be dangerous to human health and, in some cases, life-threatening; how heat stresses the body, particularly the cardiovascular system; […]

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