People with lung disease, such as asthma, children, older adults, and outdoor workers should avoid prolonged or heavy outdoor exertion; everyone else should reduce prolonged or heavy outdoor exertion.

Over 1.7 million visitors flocked to Destin beaches during the "100 days of summer" period. Seventy lifeguards patrolled a ...

Florida saw a blistering summer, with several of its cities breaking previously established heat records — and although August has come to an end, cooler temperatures may take longer to arrive. This ...

Many people know El Niño is currently bringing warmer-than-normal sea surface temperatures to the equatorial Pacific, but there is also a completely different marine heat wave that's been impacting ...

Fort Pierce and Vero Beach were among at least 10 Florida cities set or tied high temperature records Aug. 18. For Miami, it was only the second time in 131 years that the Magic City would see triple ...

A prolonged drought in Florida is causing Lake Okeechobee's water levels to drop, which is helping the lake's ecosystem recover. Lower water levels allow sunlight to reach submerged plants, which are ...

Fort Myers matched a record high temperature of 97 degrees on Monday, August 17. The heat index in the Fort Myers area reached 108 degrees, prompting a heat advisory from the National Weather Service.

Multiple factors, including Saharan dust and high pressure, are contributing to the extreme heat. Record or near-record high temperatures are forecast for several cities, including Tallahassee and ...

MARYLAND (WBFF) — As warm summer weather draws more people to the Chesapeake Bay, Maryland health officials are warning residents about an increase in cases of Vibrio vulnificus — a rare but ...

Colorado Parks and Wildlife is asking anglers to limit fishing as rising water temperatures and low precipitation threaten aquatic life. Persistent heat and drought have recently caused temperatures ...

Michiganders making their way to Lake Michigan’s shorelines this weekend might notice the water is a bit colder than usual. A natural weather phenomenon known as an upwelling event caused colder water ...

Visitors heading to Yellowstone National Park this summer will find some of the park's best-known fishing rivers closed due to extreme water temperatures. In a July 15 announcement, National Park ...