A new study finds dangerous heatstroke risk in Houston starts at lower temperatures than previously thought, urging residents to be cautious even in the mid-80s.
This is Houston and hot weather is expected, but a new study says temperatures can become dangerous at lower temps than previously thought.Researchers at Penn State University just finished a new study and what they found was, humans can suffer serious heat illnesses, such as heat stroke well before 100 degrees.
Webster explains.DOWNLOAD THE FOX 26 HOUSTON APP BY CLICKING HERE"In Houston, it gets to be very dangerous if you're not able to truly cool the inside down and just taking in air from the outside isn't necessarily going to cool it down enough, and because we're on the coast, we're quite humid and that also played into the study. Looking at wet bulb temperatures, which implies a high humidity, which is certainly what we have here," says Memorial Herman Emergency Room Dr.
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