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17 July, 2019

This is also my biggest fear since moving to Miami 🐍 https://t.co/Id1pM13y8Q

17 July, 2019

An interactive tool using data from the @UCSUSA heat report allows you to see how hot your hometown will be by midc… https://t.co/W8bLZIe8HL

16 July, 2019

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16 July, 2019

Extreme heat in Miami will only get worse, says new @UCSUSA report. "If we don't take drastic action to reduce car… https://t.co/nMtT6XHAWs

15 July, 2019

RT @NWS: A short THREAD on this week's heat... The heat will be on from the Plains to the East Coast with the daytime heat index well into…

Jess Nelson

Jess Nelson is the 2019 writing fellow for Miami New Times. She was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area and is excited to be living close to the water again after moving to Miami from New York. She studied history at UC Berkeley and investigative journalism at Columbia University.

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Testing the Poisonous Algae That Is Smothering the Everglades

2 hours ago | Environmental

Scientists are testing cyanobacteria in the Caloosahatchee River to better understand how harmful algar blooms develop and why.
Extreme Heat in Miami Will Only Get Worse, Scientists Warn UPDATED

1 day ago | Environmental

Dr. Cheryl Holder was volunteering at the Overtown Music & Arts Festival this past weekend when an 11-year-old girl was brought in to the medical tent. The temperature was in the low 90s, but the heat index level — a combination of heat and humidi...
Climate Change Looms Large for Teen Activists at Miami's Youth Climate Summit

5 days ago | Environmental

On the outskirts of Wynwood is a colorful warehouse-turned-Airbnb where 25 teenagers are on a mission to save the world. As electronic and pop music plays loudly inside, students huddle together on their laptops to put the finishing touches on the...
The Multiverse Comes Alive at Supercon, but Vendors Worry About Increasing Costs

9 days ago | Celebrities

This year marked the first Supercon put on by ReedPOP, as well as the event's return to Miami Beach.
Black Students Disproportionately Arrested in Miami's Public Schools, Report Finds

13 days ago | Crime

For years, the Miami-Dade public school system has been aware of the so-called "school-to-prison pipeline," in which troubled students are arrested instead of being disciplined at the school level. Almost always, the kids swept into the criminal j...
Hannibal Buress Will Film His Next Comedy Special in Miami

14 days ago | Comedy

Hannibal Buress can't stay away from Miami for too long. The comedian announced his return to the Magic City Tuesday night, a week after performing an intimate pop-up set for 80 lucky fans at Little Haiti's Villain Theater. Buress will be fil...