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So far, 2023 has already been Miami’s hottest year on record, with the city breaking15 daily peak temperature records — seven since June 1 alone.
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Efforts to establish protections for outdoor workers in Florida against the impacts of extreme heat have failed at the federal, state and local levels.
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West Palm Beach's Office of Sustainability is planting hundreds of trees to address heat levels in historically underserved neighborhoods.
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Heat season began May 1st. County officials are pushing an awareness campaign on best practices for safeguarding against the summer’s unforgiving high temperatures.
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As summer-like heat builds this week across the Sunshine State, an approaching cold front is expected to result in widespread storms by Wednesday.
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Farmworker advocates are calling on the state legislature to take up a bill that would protect outdoor workers in extreme heat.
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The record-breaking heat Earth endured during the summer of 2022 will be repeated without a robust international effort to address climate change, scientists are warning.
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So sweat doesn't really smell bad at all. But when bacteria eat the sweat — nostrils, look out! Only it turns out that these sweat-eating critters are responsible for a big health benefit.
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High heat combined with high humidity can be a recipe for multiple heat-related health risks. A recent analysis shows that equivalent temperatures, a metric of humid heat, has been increasing since the 1950s, and could contribute to dangerous living conditions now and in the future.
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Starting practice at the hottest time of year, football players face dangers from the heat. Georgia high school heat rules have turned the state into a national model.
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NPR readers share their favorite tips on how to cope with heat without an air conditioner. Among the tips: take a shower with a sheet on, then wear it to bed.
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Nighttime temperatures could double in some eastern Asian cities, according to a study researchers say is the first to estimate the impact of hotter nights on climate change-related mortality risks.