Humidity, stressors

Climate is most stressful in cold weather when there are low ambient temperatures, high wind speeds, and absence of solar radiation. The humidity content is very low in freezing cold and therefore not an important factor. However, wet cold at ambient temperatures just above the freezing point can form a considerable cold stressor since water takes away the body heat more quickly through convection. Body cooling occurs more rapidly when people are wet (Thompson and Hayward, 1996). Therefore, hypothermia is more apparent in wet cold than in dry cold. 

Controlling or eliminating environmental stressors (i.e., inappropriate temperature, humidity, light, noise, aggressive cage mates, cage size). 

The circrrmstances or sitirations that induce stress responses are defined as stressors (Auerbach and Gramling, 1998). Green et al. (1996) outlined foiu types of pilots stressors, these are environmental stressors, domestic stress, work stress, and life stress. On the flight deck, environmental stressors specifically consist of excessive heat, noise, vibration, and low humidity. 

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