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The Miami-Dade County Commission withdrew the bill because they couldn’t legally pass it after Florida’s legislature passed a bill banning any local government from setting their own heat enforcement rules.
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After failing to appeal to get more heat protections from Florida lawmakers, a coalition of farmworkers from South-Dade and Immokalee intend to take their campaign directly to the powerful fast food and grocery industries that buy the produce they harvest.
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It’s only February, but sea surface temperatures in the Atlantic Ocean are already hitting early summer levels, a worrying trend that could indicate an active hurricane season ahead — or another marine heat wave.
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The latest in a string of pre-emption edicts from the Republican-controlled Florida Legislature would block local governments from setting heat protections for workers.
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Floridians experienced some of the hottest summer months this past year, and early indications show similar conditions in 2024.
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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.
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The deaths of two people, muggings and a dangerous heat wave left legions of Taylor Swift's Brazilian fans angry and disappointed in the three-day Rio de Janeiro leg of the pop superstar’s Eras Tour.
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One in four people, or 1.9 billion, experienced a five-day heat wave, at minimum, influenced by carbon pollution.
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This year's heat has been a wakeup call about the tangible impacts of climate change, as people in South Florida find new ways to deal with the extreme conditions.
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New research suggests the problem traces to a historical federal program that was turned against those who needed it most, through a practice known as redlining.
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The Coalition of Immokalee Workers implores more retailers, especially Publix, to join their program aimed at protecting workers from developing heat illness.
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Cool building designs can keep people more comfortable during record-breaking summer heatwaves. But they also promise to reduce the amount of electricity homes use for air conditioning while also reducing the carbon emissions that are raising global temperatures.