From the desk of Rosemary Laird, MD
Founder of Navigating Aging Needs (NAN), LLC
It's Getting Hot Out There
“It’s not the heat, it’s the humidity,” as the old saying goes. But this summer threatens to add a blistering exclamation point to the phrase.
A recent, peer-reviewed study from the University of Florida finds that our state stands out as one of the country's the most vulnerable for long, intense heat waves this summer. The study suggests that we’re in for a potentially record-setting summer of heat stress in 2026.
Hot Times Are Coming!
I was taught at a young age by my parents not to gloat, so I’ll just settle for irony: I find it ironic that many of my friends and family are currently sweltering under a gigantic “heat dome” covering most of the eastern U.S. and pushing temperatures to above 100 degrees, while we here in Florida — the “heat capital of our nation” — are basking in cooler temperatures. “Come visit us down here in Florida and cool off,” is a phrase I thought I’d never utter to family members living up north during the summertime.