Tag: extreme heat

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For Florida and the rest of the US, this warming trend is part of a larger, long-term pattern.

When polling locations are destroyed, mailboxes are upended and communities are displaced, the right to vote is at risk. 

Presented by VoLo Foundation, Florida Climate Week was held Oct. 7-13 and included more than 70 participating organizations.

Researchers modeled climate to understand what contributed to the rapid warming of the planet last year.

The findings underscore the importance of ensuring heat mitigation efforts are informed by the most accurate data.

Nature-based solutions typically provide benefits like reducing wind and wave energy, absorbing excess carbon and filtering water.

The rule would mark the first federal legal protections for indoor and outdoor workers exposed to extreme heat.

The air we breathe, the water we drink and the food we eat all impact community health.

Many neighborhoods in impoverished and minority communities face the 'heat island effect.'