Heat

For decades, seniors, children and outdoor workers were some people considered the most vulnerable to heat. A 2017 paper was among the first to add pregnant people to this list.

On "The Florida Roundup," Dr. Cheryl Holder gave tips on how to protect yourself during extreme heat. For example, avoiding alcohol and excessive caffeine.

Heat killed 199 Americans in 2024. That is more than double the second leading cause of weather-related deaths in the United States, flooding, which killed 89 Americans in 2024. It´s important to know the symptoms.

Outdoor workers in Florida are reporting dizziness on the job, headaches and hospitalizations after experiencing heatstroke this summer.

With record temperatures hitting the U.S., Alicia Grace, the owner of Pink Flamingo Stables, has to take extra steps to keep her horses safe and healthy in South Florida’s hot and humid climate.

Child safety advocates are warning about the dangers of heatstroke from leaving kids in hot cars. Experts say vehicle temperatures can rise 20 degrees in just 10 minutes, even on mild days, putting children at serious risk.

Heat deaths continue to rise. Heat-related deaths doubled from 1999 to 2023, with 21,518 deaths recorded during that period. There is a difference between stroke and exhaustion; learn the signs.

A federal judge has rejected a request by Florida corrections officials to dismiss a class-action lawsuit alleging that the state has violated inmates' rights due to hot conditions at a prison in Miami-Dade County.

Top weather agencies warn that the world should get ready for several years of even more record-breaking heat that pushes the globe to more deadly, fiery and uncomfortable extremes.

Record heat continues for many across Florida. The forecast shows some breaks, with the chance for more storms to build, but more heat returns for Memorial Day.

Efforts to pass landmark health protections that were stalled in Miami-Dade County and then rebuffed last year by the Florida Legislature appear to have reached a dead end.

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.