Heat Protections /tags/heat-protections Heat Protections en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Thu, 28 Aug 2025 12:00:00 GMT Extreme heat sensors reveal Miami’s hottest realities /weather/2025-08-28/extreme-heat-sensors-reveal-miamis-hottest-realities The project — funded through the C40 Cool Cities Network’s Heat, Health, and Equity Challenge Fund — began recruiting residents in June, installed sensors in July, and will continue recording temperatures through October. Led by the city’s Office of Resilience and Sustainability (ORS), along with The Miami Foundation and other community-based organizations (CBOs), the effort seeks to close a long-standing “data gap.†Thu, 28 Aug 2025 12:00:00 GMT /weather/2025-08-28/extreme-heat-sensors-reveal-miamis-hottest-realities Amelia Orjuela Da Silva | Miami Times Extreme heat is increasing health risks for pregnant Floridians /environment/2025-08-20/extreme-heat-is-increasing-health-risks-for-pregnant-floridians Two-thirds of the dangerously hot days in Florida in recent years were linked to climate change. Symptoms of heat exposure include false labor contractions and even pre-term labor. Wed, 20 Aug 2025 14:04:35 GMT /environment/2025-08-20/extreme-heat-is-increasing-health-risks-for-pregnant-floridians Jessica Meszaros 2 ways cities can beat the heat: Which is best, urban trees or cool roofs? /environment/2025-07-24/2-ways-cities-can-beat-the-heat-which-is-best-urban-trees-or-cool-roofs There are some proven steps that cities can take to help cool the air – planting trees that provide shade and moisture, for example. But do these steps pay off everywhere? Thu, 24 Jul 2025 19:30:00 GMT /environment/2025-07-24/2-ways-cities-can-beat-the-heat-which-is-best-urban-trees-or-cool-roofs The Conversation Miami to monitor home temperatures of vulnerable residents in new heat equity project /government-politics/2025-06-04/miami-to-monitor-home-temperatures-new-heat-equity-project In collaboration with The Miami Foundation, the initiative will include the installation of indoor and outdoor heat sensors in the homes of about 70 residents to collect survey data on their experiences with extreme heat. The project targets seven climate justice neighborhoods: Overtown, Liberty City, Little Haiti, Allapattah, Little Havana, Flagami and the Little Bahamas. Wed, 04 Jun 2025 16:14:00 GMT /government-politics/2025-06-04/miami-to-monitor-home-temperatures-new-heat-equity-project Amelia Orjuela Da Silva | Miami Times As extreme temperatures persist in South Florida, so do threats of heat-related illness /health/2024-08-01/extreme-heat-advisory-safety-stroke-summer-heatwave Extreme temperatures can cause far more than sweaty clothes for people in South Florida, especially outdoor workers, children training outside or people 65 and older with chronic conditions. Amid a barrage of heat advisories, doctors urge the public to pay attention. Thu, 01 Aug 2024 10:00:00 GMT /health/2024-08-01/extreme-heat-advisory-safety-stroke-summer-heatwave Carlton Gillespie, Verónica Zaragovia