• About
  • Sections
  • Topics
    • Climate
    • Earth Science
    • Oceans
    • Space & Planets
    • Health & Ecosystems
    • Culture & Policy
    • Education & Careers
    • Opinions
  • Projects
    • ENGAGE
    • Editors’ Highlights
    • Editors’ Vox
    • Eos en Español
    • Eos 简体中文版
    • Print Archive
  • Blogs
    • Research & Developments
    • The Landslide Blog
  • Newsletter
  • Submit to Eos
  • AGU.org
  • Career Center
  • Join AGU
  • Give to AGU
  • About
  • Sections
  • Topics
    • Climate
    • Earth Science
    • Oceans
    • Space & Planets
    • Health & Ecosystems
    • Culture & Policy
    • Education & Careers
    • Opinions
  • Projects
    • ENGAGE
    • Editors’ Highlights
    • Editors’ Vox
    • Eos en Español
    • Eos 简体中文版
    • Print Archive
  • Blogs
    • Research & Developments
    • The Landslide Blog
  • Newsletter
  • Submit to Eos
Skip to content
  • AGU.org
  • Career Center
  • Join AGU
  • Give to AGU
Eos

Eos

Science News by AGU

Support Eos
Sign Up for Newsletter
  • About
  • Sections
  • Topics
    • Climate
    • Earth Science
    • Oceans
    • Space & Planets
    • Health & Ecosystems
    • Culture & Policy
    • Education & Careers
    • Opinions
  • Projects
    • ENGAGE
    • Editors’ Highlights
    • Editors’ Vox
    • Eos en Español
    • Eos 简体中文版
    • Print Archive
  • Blogs
    • Research & Developments
    • The Landslide Blog
  • Newsletter
  • Submit to Eos

humidity

中国香港,太阳在一座白色的建筑旁落下。
Posted inResearch Spotlights

中国中暑严重程度的影响因素

Sarah Derouin, Science Writer by Sarah Derouin 21 September 202221 September 2022

当气温超过36℃、相对湿度超过58%时,中国居民可能会出现中暑

The Sun sets over Hong Kong, with a white building at right.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Factors in the Severity of Heat Stroke in China

Sarah Derouin, Science Writer by Sarah Derouin 15 August 202221 September 2022

When temperatures exceed 36°C and relative humidity passes 58%, citizens in China may experience heat stroke.

Three maps of the United States with different colored data points.
Posted inEditors' Highlights

Explaining Uncertainty in Estimates of Rain Response to Warming

by Alessandra Giannini 13 July 202225 July 2022

Humidity increases with warming. Theory and observations about how increased humidity translates into more extreme rainfall can be reconciled if attention is paid to data and methods.

Plot showing spectrum of emission temperature with varying surface temperature.
Posted inEditors' Highlights

Simpson’s Law Role and Water Vapor Feedbacks

by Suzana Camargo 9 November 202119 October 2022

The choice of a fixed relative humidity leads to a simpler picture of climate feedbacks than fixing absolute humidity.

Posted inResearch Spotlights

Identifying Biases in Satellite Temperature and Humidity Records

by C. Schultz 7 October 201420 March 2023

Researchers estimated the sampling biases that affect temperature and humidity climatologies derived from detectors on NASA’s Aqua satellite.

Posts pagination

Newer posts 1 2
A view of a Washington, D.C., skyline from the Potomac River at night. The Lincoln Memorial (at left) and the Washington Monument (at right) are lit against a purple sky. Over the water of the Potomac appear the text “#AGU24 coverage from Eos.”

Features from AGU Publications

Research Spotlights

Early Apes Evolved in Tropical Forests Disturbed by Fires and Volcanoes

12 June 202511 June 2025
Editors' Highlights

Coverage Factors Affect Urban CO2 Monitoring from Space

12 June 202512 June 2025
Editors' Vox

Rising Concerns of Climate Extremes and Land Subsidence Impacts

9 June 20254 June 2025
Eos logo at left; AGU logo at right

About Eos
ENGAGE
Awards
Contact

Advertise
Submit
Career Center
Sitemap

© 2025 American Geophysical Union. All rights reserved Powered by Newspack