Miami-Dade commissioners move forward on outdoor worker heat protections; report reveals hurricane’s impact on Florida agriculture
A committee voted 4-1 in favor of the bill, setting it up for a final vote in front of the ...
Tag: extreme heat
Florida group pushes retailers to protect farmworkers from heat; study considers climate change’s impact on historical sites
The Coalition of Immokalee Workers wants retailers to use their clout with growers to improve working conditions for farmworkers.
Machines can’t always take the heat − two engineers explain the physics behind how heat waves threaten everything from cars to computers
Heat waves aren’t going away in the coming years, but there are opportunities to harness extreme heat and make it ...
California and Florida grew quickly on the promise of perfect climates in the 1900s – today, they lead the country in climate change risks
Once marketed as semitropical paradises, these states now share disturbing climate-influenced futures.
Fewer manatee deaths reported than in recent years; heat records broken this summer
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission reported that 431 manatees died across the state from Jan. 1 to Aug. ...
Florida preparing for impacts of Hurricane Idalia; rally calls heat inside state prisons a ‘crisis’
Florida officials said that people should be making preparations even if they are outside of the cone of uncertainty.
Outdoor workers are dying in extreme heat. We have the solution to save their lives
A solution is hiding in plain sight on farms in the supply chains of major corporations participating in the Fair ...
Florida, it’s time to embrace clean energy and protect our families
Our massive reliance on natural gas is not only expensive and dirty, but it is taking a toll on the ...
Extreme heat causing Mallory Square makeover; NOAA report finds increase in sunny-day flooding
The famous sunset viewing spot in Key West is too hot for much of the day, which climate change is ...
‘Every small action can ripple out into a big action’ – A CLEO Institute staff member discusses climate advocacy
A Q&A with Alika Esperson, advocacy and campaigns associate for the CLEO Institute.