EditorialSouthwind Drum and Bugle Corps musicians help each other with spray-on sunscreen during a practice at Daphne High School, in Daphne, Ala., June 29, 2023. (Bryan Tarnowski/The New York Times)
EditorialA cowboy showers in the stockyard at the Rodeo Festival, in Masbate City, Philippines, where the heat and humidity can be punishing even early in the day, on April 14, 2023. (Jes Aznar/The New York Times)
EditorialChela Metzger, the head of preservation and conservation for the U.C.L.A. library, checks the temperature inside the facility, in Los Angeles on Dec. 21, 2022. (Jessica Pons/The New York Times)
EditorialGrenache grapes picked at sunrise at Yeruham Vineyard, in the Negev desert, Yeruham, Israel, on Aug. 17, 2022. (Amit Elkayam/The New York Times)
EditorialWhile there’s no denying that extreme heat and humidity can be physically uncomfortable, research suggests that such conditions can be trying on your psychological well-being, too. (María Medem/The New York Times)
EditorialPeople sit in the shade along a wharf during heatwave conditions in Washington, D.C., Saturday, May 21, 2022. (Shuran Huang/The New York Times)
EditorialA small pool filled with hot water helps ensure the proper level of humidity for curling matches during the 2022 Winter Olympics at the National Aquatics Center in Beijing, Feb. 14, 2022. (Gabriela Bhaskar/The New York Times)
EditorialBeatrice Surace, 54, who has been living in a shack for 35 years, cries while showing her ceiling damaged by mold and humidity, in the Giostra neighborhood in Messina, Italy, on Sept. 8, 2021. (Gianni Cipriano/The New York Times)