Tag Archives: relative humidity

The hidden heatwave

Posted on July 13, 2025 by VM

A heatwave is like the COVID-19 virus. During the pandemic, the virus infected and killed many people. When vaccines became available, the mortality rate dropped even though the virus continued to spread. But vaccines weren’t the only way to keep … Continue reading →

Posted in Analysis, Scicomm | Tagged ambient temperature, COVID-19 pandemic, drinking water, heatwave, privatisation, public health, relative humidity, sugary beverages, Tamil Nadu, urinary tract infection, ventilation | Leave a comment

You can do worse than watching paint dry – ask physics

Posted on December 17, 2023 by VM

I live in Chennai, a city whose multifaceted identity includes its unrelenting humidity. Its summers are seldom hotter than those in Delhi but they are more unbearable because it leaves people sweaty, dehydrated, and irritated. Delhi’s heat doesn’t have the … Continue reading →

Posted in Scicomm | Tagged active process, advection, compressive stress, evaporation, Jean-Baptiste Salmon, Physical Review Letters, polymer gelation, relative humidity, skin, sweating | Comments Off

Tag Archives: relative humidity

The hidden heatwave

You can do worse than watching paint dry – ask physics

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