References & Sources - January 16, 1999

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Heat and humidity getting worse

Sweltering days are growing more common in the United States.

References:

Gaffen, D.J., and R.J. Ross. 1998. Increased summertime heat stress in the US Nature 396(Dec. 10):529.

Sources:

Dian J. Gaffen
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Air Resources Laboratory
1315 East-West Highway
Silver Spring, MD 20910

Rebecca J. Ross
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Air Resources Laboratory
1315 East-West Highway
Silver Spring, MD 20910

From Science News, Vol. 155, No. 3, January 16, 1999, p. 47. Copyright © 1999, Science Service.

Copyright 1999 Science Service