Florida needs to cool its prisons as part of effort to modernize its penal system
Three-quarters of inmate housing units in Florida don’t have air conditioning, according to the state Department of Corrections secretary.
Three-quarters of inmate housing units in Florida don’t have air conditioning, according to the state Department of Corrections secretary.
Paramedics responded to nearly 40 medical calls for overheated Disney guests and took six people to the hospital in August.
The Department of Corrections secretary told a Senate committee 75% of Florida prison housing currently lacks air conditioning.
Protecting the people who pick your food is as easy as giving them shade and water.
An initiative in Florida, Louisiana, and Arizona enlists clinicians to ensure resources go to the right places during heat waves.
More parts of Florida may see record-high temperatures this month.
This month's catastrophic fire in Maui will "almost certainly" be added to NOAA's list of disasters.
Schools are experiencing AC malfunctions, encouraging parents to send their children to class with water bottles.
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