Extreme Heat

On "The Florida Roundup," Dr. Cheryl Holder gave tips on how to protect yourself during extreme heat. For example, avoiding alcohol and excessive caffeine.

Only three of the county's seven kennels have air conditioning. The community can help by adopting, fostering or taking an animal home for the day.

This extreme heat comes as the federal government proposes to rollback vehicle pollution standards, and rescind a key scientific finding on greenhouse gases being a threat to public health.

Outdoor workers in Florida are reporting dizziness on the job, headaches and hospitalizations after experiencing heatstroke this summer.

The Farmworker Association of Florida is trying to get a safety message about the scorching heat to workers and policymakers.

Tampa set the record on Sunday, and the extreme heat could continue through Tuesday with heat indexes of 112 or higher in some areas.

Tampa broke the all-time record high temperature on Sunday. There are at least 10 stations in Florida that could either break or tie the high records on Monday. How much longer?

A temperature increase of just a couple degrees can lead to higher energy bills, stunted plant growth and more rainfall.

They include keeping your thermostat no lower than 78 degrees and watching how often you run your ceiling fans.

According to the CDC, heat-related deaths in the U.S. doubled from 1999 to 2023, with 21,518 deaths recorded during that period.

They say the warmer temperatures will produce more extreme weather events such as hurricanes, droughts and fires.

New research discovered an existing drought, like the one in South Florida since January, can lengthen heat waves, like the one parked over Florida, a North Carolina weather researcher found.