Tag: Heat

  • SURVIVING FLORIDA SUMMERS: HEAT STRESS ON OUTDOOR WORKERS

    Heat is a significant and growing public health problem in Florida. The state has one of the highest rates of heat-related hospitalizations in the nation, and in 2016 Florida had 1112 hospitalizations. Heat is the leading weather-related killer in the U.S., and the problem will only get worse due to climate change.  Excessive heat can…

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  • CLIMATE CRISIS IMPACTS IN FLORIDA WITH JOHN MORALES

    Record-breaking temperatures, intensifies hurricanes, rising sea levels- join us for a look at what climate change means for Florida with NBC-6’s Chief Meteorologist, John Morales. Register Here   This is part of our Florida Climate Crisis statewide campaign, brought to you by The CLEO Institute and our funding partner the VoLo Foundation. …

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  • KILLER HEAT: THE URGENCY OF RISING TEMPERATURES

    Join us for a discussion about the impacts of climate and heat with Dr. Rachel Licker from the Union of Concerned Scientists. Dr. Licker will be presenting the UCS Killer Heat maps and discussing current heat, what 2050 holds, and how heat impacts us personally. We will be looking at bold and rapid climate…

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