{"id":90208,"date":"2026-02-27T13:41:28","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T08:11:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=90208"},"modified":"2026-02-27T13:59:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T08:29:15","slug":"moist-heatwave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/moist-heatwave\/","title":{"rendered":"Moist Heatwave"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Moist Heatwave Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Research showed that timings and locations of the moist heatwaves are controlled by the active and break periods of the southwest monsoon (SWM) season and can be predicted weeks in advance.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Moist Heatwave<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Moist heatwaves are triggered by a <\/span><b>combined impact of high temperatures and elevated humidity levels<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the atmosphere.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The best way to measure the combined effect of humidity and temperature is <\/span><b>\u2018wet bulb temperature\u2019.\u00a0<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wet bulb temperature is the <\/span><b>lowest temperature to which air can be cooled<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by the evaporation of water into the air at constant pressure.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is a process happening on human skin when people sweat.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The globally accepted level for wet bulb temperature that <\/span><b>forms the limit of human survivability is 35\u00b0C.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Impact of Moist Heatwaves on Human<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When air is already humid, sweat cannot evaporate from skin, leaving the body unable to cool itself. This can lead to <\/span><b>heat exhaustion and fatal heatstroke within hours<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is because <\/span><b>high humidity impairs evaporation,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> limiting the human body\u2019s ability to dissipate metabolic heat and regulate core temperature.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In such circumstances, the physiological strain on the human body intensifies, exacerbating the risks of cardiovascular and respiratory illnesses.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A thermoregulatory failure can lead to <\/span><b>hyperthermia, heat exhaustion<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and fatal heatstroke in extreme cases.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.downtoearth.org.in\/climate-change\/moist-heatwaves-during-monsoon-can-be-predicted-for-adaptation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">DTE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Moist Heatwaves are triggered by a combined impact of high temperatures and elevated humidity levels in the atmosphere. 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