Much of the U.S. is under a blanket of oppressive heat as people prepare for a sweltering July 4th holiday. It’s during times like these that you often hear people talk about the “heat index” when ...

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As heat waves sweep the country, NPR's A Martinez asks W. Larry Kenney, professor of physiology and kinesiology at Penn State University, how extreme heat affects humans.

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BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WBKO) - We have been talking a lot about hot temperatures with the heatwave we’re in, bringing up humidity and the heat index. But what are heat indices, and how do they affect us?