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Above average temperatures predicted for the next 3 months

After several locations in Florida, including Key West, Fort Myers, Miami, Tampa and Sarasota recorded their warmest month on record in July, the Southeast Regional Climate Center is predicting that more records may be broken again this month. Warm water temperatures in the Gulf of Mexico have contributed to high …

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Florida inmates and prison officials grapple with ‘oppressive’ heat

TALLAHASSEE — Nearly a month into a stifling heat wave, corrections officials are attempting to alleviate sweltering conditions in Florida’s unairconditioned prisons, but advocates for inmates say the efforts fall short and aren’t being carried out the same way at all facilities. Throughout July, inmates’ supporters pressed the Department of …

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