Why Extreme Heat Is Dangerous | Dr. Soumya Swaminathan on Staying Safe This Summer l Science Simply

Added: 2026-05-17

[00:00:00]It's not only the temperature or the maximum temperature that's important.

[00:00:04]The other factors that play a very major role here are humidity then the radiation whether you're standing in the direct uh light of the sun or direct exposure to the sun and also the wind wind speed which actually helps to uh evaporate the sweat and cool you down.