Goa, May 1 -- Goa is currently feeling the heat. That's right, locals and tourists are certainly facing extreme discomfort this summer, primarily due to its high humidity, which massively elevates the 'feels like' temperature, or Heat Index, even when the actual air temperature is not the highest in the country. The Heat Index combines the effects of air temperature and relative humidity to reflect how hot it actually feels to the human body.

When humidity is high, sweat does not evaporate efficiently from the skin, reducing the body's ability to cool itself. This leads to a much higher perceived temperature and increases the risk of heat-related illnesses. For example, while Goa recorded a maximum temperature of 34.6degC, the 'feels lik...