extreme weather

A Miami-based non-profit group is calling out the Trump administration for laying off the entire staff of the federal Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, or LIHEAP — a $4.1 billion program that helps millions of low-income households pay electricity and gas bills, saying some South Florida families may not get help to cool their homes.

After two heat strokes and damaged kidneys, José Delgado remains stunned that Florida banned counties from enacting protections for outdoor workers.

Extreme temperatures can cause far more than sweaty clothes for people in South Florida, especially outdoor workers, children training outside or people 65 and older with chronic conditions. Amid a barrage of heat advisories, doctors urge the public to pay attention.

Figuring out what cooling activities the animals enjoy requires a bit of trial and error.

After last year's lethal marine heat wave, coral scientists are looking at ways to help coral survive another potential round of dangerous bleaching.

Genetic testing will help Florida ranchers select and breed cattle that better tolerate the heat.

According to the National Centers for Environmental Information’s Global Climate Report, this year will rank among the five warmest years in history and has a 61% chance of being the hottest in recorded history.

When the so-called "feels-like" temperatures reach the triple digits, the heat can be deadly. "Heat stroke is most certainly life-threatening," says Atallah.Dr. Hany Atallah, Chief Medical Officer for Jackson Memorial Hospital.

Top Florida utility officials said Tuesday increased intensity and unpredictability of hurricanes is making storm preparation more difficult --- and expensive.

Tallahassee's tornadoes brought down countless large trees, leaving deep cavities in the earth, which might reveal ancient and historic artifacts.

The restriction bill was backed by business groups. “Preempting local governments’ ability to protect workers from climate-caused extreme heat is inhumane,” read a letter signed by more than 90 organizations asking DeSantis to veto the bill.

While heat seems top of mind, state leaders did not respond to it with the same intensity of a tropical storm or hurricane, said a panel of journalists speaking on the Florida Roundup.