If you’ve ever traveled abroad or heard a story about a cold blast or a heat wave hitting another country, you've likely heard the temperature in degrees Celsius. A hot day would be close to 40 ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — News of COVID-19 vaccines and deployments have taken over the headlines in recent weeks, and various numbers have been thrown at us: the efficacy, how many doses are needed, and ...

What is temperature? This question comes up quite a bit—especially in introductory science courses. The most common answer is something like this: Temperature is a measure of the average kinetic ...

Converting temperatures from Celsius to Kelvin is important both in everyday situations and in science. The Celsius scale is commonly used and is based on the freezing point (0°C) and boiling point ...

Brrr, it’s cold outside. Or is it? Depending on where in the world you grew up, Colorado’s winter weather may feel colder or less cold compared to what your body is used to. Mid-winter in Vail, the ...

When a simple linear regression equation has been derived using observations recorded on either the Fahrenheit or Celsius temperature scale, one can determine what equation would have resulted had the ...

In response to my blog post Using Java Enums for Units Conversions, mr. Bear observed that another approach to implementing the enum that stores temperature scales and provides conversion ...

On 1 April 2016, the Weather Channel posted an article on their Medium page announcing that they had implemented a new policy under which they would be using the Celsius temperature scale exclusively ...

It’s no secret that Americans have an independence streak. We don’t use the metric system. We insist on writing dates with the month before the day—something virtually no other country does. And we ...

I BELIEVE Mr. Le Fevre's objections are due to the long-term habits of considering temperature measured by a degree (centigrade, Celsius, Kelvin, Fahrenheit, Rankine, etc.); hence, he feels it is ...