South Florida is feeling the heat, here's how to prepare
CBS News Miami's Ivan Taylor reports on the need to prepare for South Florida's extreme heat
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CBS News Miami's Ivan Taylor reports on the need to prepare for South Florida's extreme heat
She said Levine Cava said preparations should include hurricane season and rain events that can cause flooding.
Miami Heat new players are expected to play Monday night against the Boston Celtics.
The world set yet another monthly heat record in January, despite an abnormally chilly U.S., a cooling La Nina and predictions of a slightly less hot 2025, the European climate service Copernicus says.
Two of Miami's biggest sports stars may be on their way out.
Researchers say human-caused climate change dealt people an average of nearly six weeks of extra extreme heat in 2024, while also fueling more destructive storms.
The lawsuit, in part, accuses corrections officials of violating the Americans with Disabilities Act and other federal laws by failing to make "reasonable accommodations" for elderly inmates and sick inmates.
From 1999-2023, the Journal of American Medical Association recorded 21,518 deaths where heat was either the underlying cause or the contributing cause of death, likely an underestimation, they say.
The National Association of EMS Officials recommends "Cool First, Transport Second" for patients whose body temperature is over 104 degrees.
NOAA forecasters say there's a 77% chance that 2024 will be the warmest year on record, after July marked the 14th consecutive monthly record.
Throughout August, you'll see a visible presence where Miami Beach Police, Fire Rescue and Homeless Outreach will walk their beats, helping those experiencing homelessness one person at a time.
Miami Beach Police, Fire Rescue and Homeless Outreach helping those experiencing homelessness one person at a time
CBS News Miami's Trish Christakis reports on park employees working in the heat and how they deal with it.
While five states have laws in place protecting workers from excessive heat, for decades there have been no federal protections.
According to a new report, Florida is leading the country in hospital visits for heat-related illnesses.
According to a new report, Florida is leading the country in hospital visits for heat-related illnesses.
Meteorologist Dave Warren has the latest Friday morning forecast.
It's not just you -- you really are feeling record-breaking heat.
Airline officials say they are aware of a series of incidents where cans have ruptured, resulting in an onboard mess and reports of about 20 injuries to employees so far this summer.
The National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory for Miami-Dade and Broward counties on Monday as "feels like" temperatures are expected to surge into the triple digits.
Dr.Susan Albers, a psychologist with Cleveland Clinic, said heat can also disrupt sleep and make it harder to focus and function in general.
Your body cools itself through the skin. Dunking your forearms, which represent 10% of the skin's surface area, in ice cold water turbo-charges the cooling process.
The National Weather Service said record-breaking temperatures can be expected throughout the weekend.
If the rule is approved, it would apply to 36 million workers outdoors and indoor who are exposed to heat nationwide.
"Our planet is trying to tell us something. But we don't seem to be listening," the U.N.'s secretary-general said after May marked another month of back-to-back global heat records.
An Axios report on Cuba's military drones and possible U.S. strike plans sparks alarm in South Florida, though Cuban officials deny the claims.
Lionel Messi had a goal and assisted on another as Inter Miami won its first game at Nu Stadium with a 2-0 victory over the Portland Timbers.
Over 250 Miami Gardens drivers got free gas, and 25 moms won $200 Walmart sprees during a community giveaway led by rapper Yung Miami and local leaders.
The World Health Organization this week declared the Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda a "public health emergency of international concern."
A new generation of civil rights leaders is rallying against efforts to dismantle the Voting Rights Act.
An Axios report on Cuba's military drones and possible U.S. strike plans sparks alarm in South Florida, though Cuban officials deny the claims.
Lionel Messi had a goal and assisted on another as Inter Miami won its first game at Nu Stadium with a 2-0 victory over the Portland Timbers.
Over 250 Miami Gardens drivers got free gas, and 25 moms won $200 Walmart sprees during a community giveaway led by rapper Yung Miami and local leaders.
The World Health Organization this week declared the Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda a "public health emergency of international concern."
A new generation of civil rights leaders is rallying against efforts to dismantle the Voting Rights Act.
In courtroom testimony, Shandelle Maycock recounted the harrowing night her daughter was abandoned in the Everglades, describing the horrors they endured.
A former prison guard trainee has been sentenced to death for the 2019 execution-style killings of five women inside a Florida bank.
Florida coach Billy Napier is getting a fourth season to try to get the Gators back to their winning ways.
A Florida man has filed a federal lawsuit against Jacksonville sheriff's officers who severely beat him last year after he ran from a traffic stop.
The Marion County Sheriff's deputy told authorities that he accidentally shot and killed his girlfriend while cleaning his gun.
A new generation of civil rights leaders is rallying against efforts to dismantle the Voting Rights Act.
The Senate's rulemaker delivered a blow to GOP plans to fund security for President Trump's overhaul of the East Wing of the White House.
Gas prices, inflation weigh on Americans. Many see lack of clarity on what's happening in Iran.
Incumbent GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy, who had occasionally broken with the Trump administration, lost his bid for a third term.
Russia's Putin will travel to Beijing next week to meet China's Xi. The announcement came one day after President Trump returned from his own summit with the Chinese leader.
The only remaining roadblock: Miami Dade County Commission Chairman Anthony Rodriguez, who has so far refused to say when – or even if – he will allow the full commission to vote on it.
A group of Miami residents, including historian Marvin Dunn, filed suit last week in federal court to block the transfer of land for the proposed library.
CBS News Miami has confirmed from multiple sources that the Miami Dade State Attorney's office is investigating A3.
State Senator Rosalind Osgood is urging Wasserman Schultz not to run in Florida's 22nd Congressional district.
In an interview on Facing South Florida, Wasserman Schultz said the Governor's efforts to redraw the maps will almost certainly violate the Fair Districts constitutional amendment voters in Florida passed in 2010.
At least 80 deaths have been reported in a new Ebola disease outbreak in Congo and Uganda, authorities said.
Dr. Tracy Beth Høeg, leader of the Food and Drug Administration division responsible for regulating prescription and over-the-counter drugs, is leaving her post, a senior FDA official confirmed.
A New York native is among 16 American passengers who are quarantining in Nebraska after being on the cruise ship that is at the center of the deadly hantavirus outbreak.
The head of the World Health Organization says "our work is not over" to contain hantavirus after evacuations from a cruise ship hit by a deadly outbreak of the illness.
An American on the repatriation flight began showing symptoms of hantavirus and another "tested mildly PCR positive for the Andes virus," the Department of Health and Human Services says.
AARP is sounding the alarm because it is so easy to fall for these schemes, but there are simple things everyone can do to protect themselves.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
Florida insurance policyholders could be seeing some form of relief in their wallets thanks to market reforms made statewide, Gov. Ron DeSantis said.
The company said Tuesday that 85% of its retail products and "nearly all" of its school offerings are already made without "certified colors."
Less than two days after Delta Air Lines offered $30,000 to each passenger on board the flight that crashed and flipped in Toronto on Monday afternoon, the company is facing its first two lawsuits in the incident — and they likely won't be the last.
"Survivor" 48 and 50 contestant Joe Hunter believes his sister Joanna, whose death was ruled a suicide, was murdered. He and their mother are working to be Joanna's voice and advocate for others who have experienced domestic violence.
The Library of Congress revealed this year's list of 25 recordings to be preserved for future generations on the National Recording Registry.
"The Devil Wears Prada 2" edges out "Mortal Kombat II" at the North American box office this weekend.
A trial in the lawsuit between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni was set to begin later in May.
The performance followed similar shows by Madonna in 2024 and Lady Gaga last year on one of the world's most iconic waterfronts.