The emerging danger of post-hurricane heat waves
Power failures from hurricanes followed by heat waves are creating increasingly hazardous risks to health
Tag: heat-related deaths
As climate change threatens student athlete safety, states try to adapt
Florida is among the states where tragic heat-related deaths in recent years have spurred policy changes.
After a hurricane, extreme heat poses a serious threat to recovery workers
The risk is even higher for crews that travel in from cooler climates.
New analysis provides more evidence that heat standards save lives
The Trump administration is expected to finalize a federal heat standard for workers next year.
Extreme heat poses heightened risk to residents of affordable housing
Florida ranked fourth in the number of affordable homes exposed to one or more weeks’ worth of heat alerts.
What extreme heat is doing to your body
As climate change intensifies, heat health risks from accelerated aging to bad decision-making grow worldwide.
As Earth heats up, EPA puts profits over people
The Trump administration intends to revoke the declaration that greenhouse gases, which warm the planet, endanger public health.
Florida needs to improve safety for workers in extreme heat
Senate Bill 510 would have required employers to implement heat exposure safety programs, but was withdrawn
A long-awaited rule to protect workers from heat stress moves forward, even under Trump
While labor experts say the regulation is progressing quickly, advocacy groups wonder what has taken so long.
Staying safe and healthy during extreme heat
A new report reveals that nearly half the world experienced more extreme heat days last year due to climate change.