If I asked you to tell me a story about a time you experienced an extreme weather event or a natural disaster, what story would you share? All of us have one or more stories about our experience during a natural disaster or an extreme weather ... READ MORE
Category: Work & Life
To understand which populations and neighborhoods are hit the hardest by heat, we partnered with NASA DEVELOP to complete a county-wide heat vulnerability assessment. Extreme heat Extreme heat is defined as a prolonged period of excessively ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation![a young woman cools down after a workout in florida heat. [credit: uf/ifas extension sarasota county]](https://blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/sarasotaco/wp-content/blogs.dir/40/files/2023/08/2025_Sust_heatAliaWorkout_IMG3836CROP1650x470_ufsaraext.png)
Cities often feel significantly hotter than surrounding rural areas due to the urban heat island (UHI) effect. Urban heat islands are caused by the concentration of surfaces that retain and absorb heat, such as buildings, roads, and pavement. ... READ MORE
Category: Work & Life
This is the 3rd blog in this series. Over the past 20 years, I have heard many program participants and clientele state that they don’t like to drink water, or they never drink water. This attitude always surprises me because water is so ... READ MORE
Category: Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life