Tracking the UV has become a trend among some young adults — namely members of Gen Z, who are looking for optimal sun exposure. The UV index is a daily forecast that measures the intensity of ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun. The numbers range from 1, the lowest exposure, to 11+, which indicates extreme...
Whether it’s the dog days of summer or a cold snap in the dead of winter, extreme temperatures tend to bring people’s activities to a halt — including doctors’ appointments. Seniors in particular are more likely to skip their scheduled medical visits if it’s too hot or too cold, according to a study from the...
Summer can mean splashing around, having fun in the sun, hosting backyard cookouts and enjoying lots of quality family time. But with the season comes its own set of safety concerns that go beyond bug bites and sunburns. About 25% of all ER visits happen in summertime, with bicycle injuries, drownings and sun-related injuries topping...
A Florida teenager is recovering after surviving a lightning strike while he was doing yard work during a storm. Daniel Sharkey, 17, was taken to the Orlando Regional Medical Center after the incident that happened on Monday around 5 p.m. in Altamonte Springs. “It came straight through the tree,” he told Fox 35. Sharkey, who...
Monday’s deadly and destructive summertime storm that wreaked havoc on the Midwest is known as a “derecho” — but what exactly is this, and where did it get its name? A derecho is “a widespread, long-lived windstorm that is associated with a band of rapidly moving showers or thunderstorms,” according to the National Weather Service...
A father and his adult daughter were found dead Friday at Canyonlands National Park in Utah after the pair got lost while hiking and ran out of water in triple-digit temperatures, officials said. The 52-year-old man and 23-year-old woman, both from Green Bay, Wisconsin, had been hiking on the Syncline Trail when San Juan County...
A motorcyclist died Saturday from suspected heat exposure in California’s Death Valley National Park, and another was hospitalized as sweltering temperatures shattered records in the West over the weekend. Officials did not release any details about the motorcyclist who died. The other motorcyclist was rushed to a Las Vegas hospital for “severe heat illness,” the...
Hurricane Debby made landfall Monday morning near Steinhatchee, Florida, as the storm brought heavy rains, strong winds and power outages to parts of the Sunshine State. Debby has since weakened to a tropical storm, FOX Weather reported. After landfall, power outages skyrocketed to more than 300,000 utility customers following the Category 1 storm, according to...
