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Blistering summer heat waves can be deadly, with the elderly and the ill at greatest risk. However, in such weather, even healthy young people need to be careful, especially when it is both hot and humid. High humidity slows the evaporation of perspiration from our bodies, reducing its cooling effect. …

In general, the air is cooler at higher altitudes. Most incoming solar radiation passes through the atmosphere and is absorbed by the Earth’s surface. The atmosphere is then warmed at the surface by latent and sensible heat flows. So it makes sense that, in general, air farther from the Earth’s …