Read more humidity stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/4535/humidity.htmlhttp://img1-cdn.newser.com/images/newser-black250x40.gifhttp://www.newser.com/2012 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorSat, 26 May 2012 09:26:48 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/123838/13-dead-as-heat-wave-broils-us.htmlEvann Gastaldo<img src='http://img1-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=828614&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110720074143' border='0' />The heat wave currently plaguing the US has broken more than 1,000 heat records and claimed 13 lives, the BBC reports. Eighteen states from Montana to West Virginia are under a National Weather Service heat advisory, with temperatures reaching more than 90 degrees in many states and the heat...A man lays down next to the fountains at Columbus Circle on July 19, 2011 in New York to try and beat the heat.http://www.newser.com/story/123838/13-dead-as-heat-wave-broils-us.htmlWed, 20 Jul 2011 07:41:39 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58522/thousands-of-calif-fire-evacuees-to-head-home.htmlHarry Kimball<img src='http://img2-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=207617&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110331224220' border='0' />Thanks to cooler, more humid weather and a drop-off in damaging winds, thousands of Santa Barbara wildfire evacuees are being allowed back home, the Los Angeles Times reports. Firefighters fought back the fire significantly last night, containing the 8,700-acre Jesusita blaze in Santa Barbara by 30%. Most of the...Fire fills a canyon behind a partially burned house on the eastern flank of the Jesusita fire at night on May 8, 2009 in the mountains overlooking Montecito.http://www.newser.com/story/58522/thousands-of-calif-fire-evacuees-to-head-home.htmlSat, 09 May 2009 12:39:03 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/10771/windy-dry-forecast-worries-ca.htmlJonas Oransky<img src='http://img1-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=41566&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401030343' border='0' />California weathermen are sparking new wildfire fears with predictions for a hot, dry weekend in which the dreaded Santa Ana winds are expected to pick up from 45 mph tomorrow across the state's southern end. Compounding matters, humidity is expected to drop as low as 10% while temperatures rise into...A sky crane helicopter being used for the fire fighting effort scoops up water from the 9th hole at the TPC Valencia golf coarse in Valencia, Calif., as smoke rises from the Stevenson Ranch fire north of Los Angeles, Monday, Oct 22, 2007. As wildfires were charging across Southern California, nearly two dozen water-dropping helicopters and two massive cargo planes sat idly by, grounded by government rules and bureaucracy. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)http://www.newser.com/story/10771/windy-dry-forecast-worries-ca.htmlThu, 01 Nov 2007 13:29:51 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/3910/record-highs-scorch-west.htmlDustin Lushing<img src='http://img1-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=10528&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401034246' border='0' />A searing heat wave is likely to continue barbecuing the western U.S. today after record temperatures soared to 127 in Death Valley, 125 in nearby Baker and 116 in Phoenix yesterday. Las Vegas sizzled at 116 degrees with humidity in the single digits, and even northeastern Oregon cracked 107...A street side digital thermometer shows the temperature in cathedral City, Calif., Thursday, July 5, 2007. Southern California's farming areas and deserts baked in triple-digit heat on Thursday as authorities opened cooling shelters for the elderly and urged people to turn down the air conditioning to reduce electrical demand. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)http://www.newser.com/story/3910/record-highs-scorch-west.htmlFri, 06 Jul 2007 05:51:15 CDT