Heat-related medical calls increase at Disney; absence of Florida red tide puzzles researchers
Paramedics responded to nearly 40 medical calls for overheated Disney guests and took six people to the hospital in August.
Tag: Miami-Dade
Miami resiliency groups launch Green Infrastructure Accelerator Project
EPA-funded initiative seeks community input to support green space design concepts across Miami-Dade.
Gulf Coast residents struggle with home insurers; feds vow to fast track plan to protect Miami from flooding
Some insurers aren't paying policies as climate disasters grow more costly.
Miami-Dade commissioners punt on heat protections; invisible fences aid in Florida ranching, climate research
Commissioners voted 8 to 2 to defer the bill. If it is deferred again in March, it would die and ...
As the planet warms, outdoor workers need new protections from extreme heat
This summer, Miami-Dade shattered previous records with 46 days where the heat index temperatures topped 100 degrees
Hurricane, home improvement aid to be considered in Florida special session; Miami-Dade heat protections set for Tuesday vote
The Legislature will consider providing about $416 million to efforts tied to the hurricane and the My Safe Florida Home ...
Lawmakers investigating insurers fleeing risky areas; Miami-Dade art installations call attention to climate change
The Senate Budget Committee sent letters to 40 insurance companies, seeking documents on where they're dropping customers.
How Florida farmworkers are protecting themselves from extreme heat
Protecting the people who pick your food is as easy as giving them shade and water.
Workers are dying from extreme heat. Why aren’t there laws to protect them?
'We’re asking for something so simple. Something that could save so many lives.'
Miami-Dade installs air conditioning in public housing; Florida songbird among species declared extinct
Miami-Dade County recently spent $2.3 million to purchase and install 1,700 new wall-unit air conditioners in public housing.