heat

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

Florida's days and nights are warming up pretty much every month, but the fall and late winter months are warming faster than others.

De'Andre Long of Riverview asks Florida climatologist David Zierden some questions about how weather is affected by infrastructure, industries and other human activities.

Portions of the greater Tampa Bay region are under a heat advisory until Thursday night.

Coastal waters from Hernando County to the north were under a coastal flood advisory Tuesday morning, and beaches across the greater Tampa Bay region are at risk of dangerous rip currents.

A researcher studying the effects of extreme heat on agricultural workers is concerned that a lack of labor protections and legal status contribute to the deterioration of their health and dignity.

Higher rain amounts are possible anywhere in the state where storms are more persistent, with the Nature Coast favored for the locally higher rain totals.

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.

New temperature averages reflect the general warming trend that we've seen both in the U.S. and globally in the past several or more decades. Large portions of the country are actually a little wetter, which is also consistent with climate change.

Hotter neighborhoods tend to be poorer in dozens of major U.S. cities. That extra heat can have serious health effects for those living there.

A heat wave is set to break records across north and central Florida this weekend, some dating back to the 1940s and 50s. Holiday vacationers will be...