Ample amount of studies have shown that being in a hot environment reduces one's cognitive performance. A brief walk can enhance cognition. But what happens when you go for a brief walk on a nice, hot summer day, as so many students and office workers do during lunch breaks? A recent study has suggested that one might be better off avoiding the heat.
Researchers from the University of Tsukuba discovered that a brief 15-minute walk in a hot outdoor environment impairs cognitive function. Moreover, t..
Foehns warm, dry, downslope winds descending the lee side of mountain slopes cause hazardous hot weather in parts of Japan. A new University of Tsukuba study presents the first comprehensive climatological analysis of Japan s south foehns on the Toyama Plain. Most foehns were caused by a dynamical mechanism and occurred while an extratropical cyclone was over the Sea of Japan, although some occurred with an anticyclone over Japan, and hazardous high-temperature foehns occurred with typhoons near Japan.