Texas high school coaches, athletes adjusting to newly mandated wet bulb globe temperature rules

Heat safety is taking center stage for Texas high school football programs this summer as the UIL has instituted mandatory ...
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UIL mandates 'wet bulb globe temperature' monitoring for Texas school outdoor activities

Texas schools adopt UIL's new WBGT rules for outdoor practices, protecting student-athletes from extreme heat-related ...
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What is Wet Bulb Globe Temperature, and why does UIL recommend it?

EAST TEXAS (KLTV/KTRE) - Since 2023, UIL has recommended Wet Bulb Globe Temperature (WBGT) as the measurement for heat stress and student safety guidelines. WBGT takes into account temperature, ...

UIL makes WBGT monitoring mandatory for outdoor athletics and marching band

Schools must check the WBGT 15 minutes before practice begins and again every 30 minutes during practice. They may use an ...
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Excessive heat makes sports in the Midwest more dangerous. Can a key weather metric help?

Sports teams, firms with outdoor workers and the U.S. military all use wet bulb globe temperature to help decide if outdoor activity is safe. Here, a U.S. Navy corpsman checks a device that measure ...
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Evaluating Meteorological Controls on Wet Bulb Globe Temperature Sensitivity and Implications for Urban Heat Stress

Urban heat stress poses a direct threat to the public health of urban communities in arid and semi-arid regions. Heat stress can be determined using Wet Bulb Globe Temperature (WBGT), which is ...