One hot day last summer, Clarisa Lugo was inspecting and counting corn and soybean plants in the middle of a 300-acre farm field in Illinois when she started throwing up and panting. Her heart raced, ...

WASHINGTON — Pregnancy is a joyous time, but it can be taxing on the body. Once you add heat to it, you have a recipe for risks. Pregnant women can get heat exhaustion and heat illnesses faster than ...

This story was produced in collaboration between WUSF and Climate Central. Melba Newsome (Climate Central) contributed science reporting and Julia Elman (Climate Central) contributed data reporting.

The heat index — a blend of temperature and humidity — had hit 105 F (40.56 C), and Lugo, who was eight months pregnant, was suffering from heat illness. “I remember that that day it was hard for me ...