summer /tags/summer summer en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Tue, 26 May 2026 13:00:00 GMT Florida lovebug season returns with bigger swarms and familiar frustrations /environment/2026-05-26/florida-lovebug-season-returns-with-bigger-swarms-and-familiar-frustrations UF expert says rebounding populations are coating cars, clustering near roads and drawing attention across the state Tue, 26 May 2026 13:00:00 GMT /environment/2026-05-26/florida-lovebug-season-returns-with-bigger-swarms-and-familiar-frustrations Justin Breckenridge 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 Summer boosters for people under 50 shelved in favor of updated boosters in the fall /2022-07-28/summer-boosters-for-people-under-50-shelved-in-favor-of-updated-boosters-in-the-fall The Biden administration is scrapping plans to offer COVID boosters for people under 50 this summer. Instead officials will push for an earlier release of the next generation boosters in the fall. Fri, 29 Jul 2022 02:57:00 GMT /2022-07-28/summer-boosters-for-people-under-50-shelved-in-favor-of-updated-boosters-in-the-fall Rob Stein Florida’s new laws, summer meals for kids, rowing across the Atlantic Ocean for climate change /2022-07-06/floridas-new-laws-summer-meals-for-kids-rowing-across-the-atlantic-ocean-for-climate-change Florida’s new restrictions on abortion access, new laws and the impact on this year’s elections. Plus, where you can find meals for the summer while school is out. And a man who rowed a boat across the Atlantic to make a statement about people’s carbon footprint. Wed, 06 Jul 2022 21:30:00 GMT /2022-07-06/floridas-new-laws-summer-meals-for-kids-rowing-across-the-atlantic-ocean-for-climate-change Leslie Ovalle Atkinson, Caitie Muñoz First day of summer brings high temperatures and warnings of heat-related illness /news/2022-06-22/first-day-of-summer-brings-high-temperatures-and-warnings-of-heat-related-illness With soaring temperatures comes high heat that could prove a danger to vulnerable people like young children, the elderly and those exposed to the outdoors for long periods of the day. Wed, 22 Jun 2022 12:08:30 GMT /news/2022-06-22/first-day-of-summer-brings-high-temperatures-and-warnings-of-heat-related-illness Melissa Feito The longest day: The first day of summer arrives in the Northern Hemisphere /news/2022-06-21/the-longest-day-the-first-day-of-summer-arrives-in-the-northern-hemisphere The summer solstice officially begins at 5:13 a.m. Tuesday on the U.S. East Coast, according to the National Weather Service. Tue, 21 Jun 2022 09:58:36 GMT /news/2022-06-21/the-longest-day-the-first-day-of-summer-arrives-in-the-northern-hemisphere Ayana Archie Here's the scoop on vegan ice cream — and why it's everywhere now /news/2022-05-31/heres-the-scoop-on-vegan-ice-cream-and-why-its-everywhere-now There's more variety than ever with plant-based ice cream, from the freezers of your grocery store to your local scoop shop. How come? Wed, 01 Jun 2022 18:17:00 GMT /news/2022-05-31/heres-the-scoop-on-vegan-ice-cream-and-why-its-everywhere-now Manuela López Restrepo, Alejandra Marquez Janse, Mary Louise Kelly These are the summer movies NPR critics are looking forward to /news/npr-breaking-news/2022-05-27/these-are-the-summer-movies-npr-critics-are-looking-forward-to The Bob's Burgers Movie, Jordan Peele's Nope, and Fire Island with Bowen Yang and Joel Kim Booster are all on our critics' lists. Fri, 27 May 2022 11:02:30 GMT /news/npr-breaking-news/2022-05-27/these-are-the-summer-movies-npr-critics-are-looking-forward-to Aisha Harris, Glen Weldon, Linda Holmes, Bob Mondello State Wants To Expedite Piney Point's Closure As Summer Rains Threaten /news/2021-08-17/state-wants-to-expedite-piney-points-closure-as-summer-rains-threaten SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± 267 million gallons are currently held in the structure, up from about 200 million gallons before the summer. Tue, 17 Aug 2021 13:09:06 GMT /news/2021-08-17/state-wants-to-expedite-piney-points-closure-as-summer-rains-threaten Steve Newborn Pompano's Ice Cream Float Boat Delivers Summer Joy One Dock At A Time /news/2021-08-04/pompanos-ice-cream-float-boat-delivers-summer-joy-one-dock-at-a-time The McGills in Pompano Beach spend their weekends going around the Lake Santa Barbara area and the surrounding canals on a pontoon boat full of nostalgic frozen treats. They call it: the ice cream float, boat. Wed, 04 Aug 2021 11:00:59 GMT /news/2021-08-04/pompanos-ice-cream-float-boat-delivers-summer-joy-one-dock-at-a-time Caitie Muñoz