climate change

Older people with limited mobility and chronic health conditions requiring the use of electrically powered medical devices were especially vulnerable. Experts are warning such risks to society’s oldest are growing as disasters increase amid climate change.

Hundreds of medical centers along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts face serious risks from even relatively weak storms as climate change accelerates sea-level rise — not to mention big ones like Category 4 Hurricane Ian.

AdventHealth physicians in the Orlando region report treating an average of 11 patients a week in July for heat-related illnesses, more than five times as many during the same period last year.

A farmworker, plumber and advocate describe their experiences with climate change, including less work in the fields as fruit plants dry up in rural Hillsborough County.

The national survey shows that more Floridians want the state to protect against future extreme weather events rather than invest in clean energy.

Eco-anxiety, or the “chronic fear of environmental doom,” is affecting the mental health of more and more people as they grapple with climate change.

The Labor Department is launching a program to protect outdoor workers, including agricultural, construction and delivery workers, as well as those working indoors in warehouses, factories and kitchens.

With the global pandemic still in the spotlight, more than 200 leading health journals say climate change is an even more urgent threat.

The study projects that by midcentury, without action on climate change, Florida's workers on average could potentially lose 33 work days per year due to extreme heat compared to five now.

Heat has killed hundreds of workers in the U.S., many in construction or agriculture, an investigation by NPR and Columbia Journalism Investigations found. Federal standards might have prevented them.