florida heat

For the last 30 years, heat has been the biggest weather-related cause of death in the nation. Now, there's a tool to help the public and decision-makers try and prevent that loss of life.

The second heat wave over the course of two weeks is slated to arrive to most of Florida by Wednesday.

A London-based company states that Pinellas Park leads 20 Florida cities as the most humid cities in the U.S. A National Weather Service meteorologist says this might not be true.

A consulting group is tasked with identifying existing barriers that are inhibiting equity in Hillsborough County.

The study projects that by midcentury, without action on climate change, Florida's workers on average could potentially lose 33 work days per year due to extreme heat compared to five now.

Tampa again experienced a near-record hot July last month, coming in second to July 2020 by just half a degree.

Areas east of Tampa are under a Heat Advisory, meaning feels-like temperatures are expected to be between 110 and 115.

The city of Orlando is looking to add a titanium dioxide solution to some roads to reduce the heat island affect and capture some air pollutants.

Jane Gilbert is the newly appointed interim chief heat officer for Miami-Dade County. She has a task force focused on variables that make lower-income communities vulnerable to heat-related adversity.

Some inland areas in the greater Tampa Bay region could see highs in the mid and upper 90s away.

As cities weather the first blasts of excessive summer heat, officials weigh the benefits of opening cooling centers and spray parks against the risks of letting people gather in public spaces.

Heatstroke tends to get the most attention during extreme heat waves. But other diseases are affected by high temperatures as well.