Florida blocks heat protections for workers right before summer

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9. They didn't learn from last summer. For the record, a heat index of 108 F is when a Heat Advisory is issued in Florida

Where I am from, that would be considered an Excessive Heat Warning. Heat kills; it doesn't matter how well built you are. Last summer was especially brutal. There were not only Heat Advisories, but Excessive Heat Warnings as well, with heat indexes approaching 115-120. I hadn't seen that since the summer of 2012 when I was living in Virginia. But to me, I have noticed changes in the weather. I moved to Florida in 2015, and at least for the first few years, it was more or less what I would be expecting. But since 2020, it has been getting hotter and drier. The rainy season hasn't been as strong as it once was. There was a time where I could count the number of Heat Advisories in a summer on 5 fingers or less. But lately, I have been seeing it a lot more frequently. Usually when we got really good thunderstorms, it would drop the apparent temperature by 30 degrees or more. But at least here in Lakeland, I haven't seen it been it as often as I would like. In fact, last summer, the areas around Tampa/St.Pete were so hot and dry, they actually ended up being in an extreme drought, and it only just recently got cleared out.

When you sweat, you not only are losing water, but electrolytes as well. As somebody who works at Publix, even just being out there for 30 minutes bringing carts in, I had to bring electrolyte/spring water last summer because it was too hot. Unlike hypothermia, where people have survived when the core temperature has been 80 F or below, it's much narrower in the other direction. If it gets to 104-106, that could have be dangerous or fatal. Most don't survive when the body temperatures is 107 or above, and those who do are extremely rare.

I almost think these guys should spend a week out in the heat and drink nothing and see how they would like it. See how tough they really are. I bet you that they wouldn't last a whole day. But again, all of this is just for them, not us average Joes. These laws are there to benefit the rich.