Extreme humidity is detrimental to your health

Severe drought conditions exist in 7 to 9 provinces in Thailand Depends which media report you read.  Undoubtedly the numbers will go up. Most of the provinces experiencing drought are in the Isan area. Local crop failures due to drought conditions have been in the news recently. Government agencies are hurriedly digging wells, most likely for human consumption, rather than for agriculture. A few days of rain are in the forecast for later in the coming week. From the looks of it, too little to call an end to the drought.    Humidity Rising In the immediate future, hot daytime temperatures with a noticeable increase in humidity at night."Relative Humidity."  It rises with the sun during the day and is therefore less noticeable. The absence of the sun at night increases the relative humidity near the ground.   High humidity is detrimental to your health High humid conditions do not allow the body to cool itself through evaporation of sweat. High heat and humidity may result in fatigue, muscle cramps, exhaustion and stroke. High humidity is also a breeding ground for dust mites and molds.  Both pose a threat to allergy and asthma sufferers.   Keep saline solution in your medicine chest High humidity may reduce the natural hydration of your eyes, causing dry eye irritation.  Humidity Effects on Corneal Hydration  Earth's Humidity Effects Dry Eye and Dry Skin % Humidity forecast Sun eve Mon 00:01 Mon 07:00 Mon noon Mon eve Tues 00:01 Tues 07:00 Tues noon Tues Eve Wed 00:01 Wed 07:00 rp5.ru 58 83 89 44 61 81 88 42 61 81 87 inter meteo 68 85 86 49 68 88 88 50 68 88 87 Normal 'comfortable' humidity for humans is 30 to 50%