Re: [Phys-l] Gotta love these HeadLine Writers!

[William Robertson <wrobert9@ix.netcom.com>]

This is the first time I've noticed meteorologists and journalists  
reporting heat index as if it's the real temp. Anyone have any idea  
why it has suddenly become the new way of reporting temperatures in  
the summer? Apparently the heat index has been around since 1978. Why  
isn't it reported the same as wind chill? Give the actual temperature  
and then report the heat index.

Bill


On Jul 25, 2011, at 2:12 PM, David Marx wrote:

> The media has been exaggerating these "heat index" temperatures for  
> two weeks.   The latest crop of
> journalists seems to think that air temperatures and heat index  
> values are the same thing.