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Lifeguard Robert Reddick, 72 years old, photographed at the Arcola Lake Seniors Center in Miami, Florida on April 29, 2024.
Lifeguard Robert Reddick, 72 years old, photographed at the Arcola Lake Seniors Center in Miami, Florida on April 29, 2024.

(Portugese translation below / Tradução em português abaixo)

An outdoor pool at Arcola Lakes Senior Center in Miami was designed with a shade cover for protection from the increased heat. The lifeguards and staff are ever vigilant about watching for signs of dehydration or dizziness, and hot tub visits are limited to 15 minutes. Senior Lifeguard Robert Reddick (72), who has been a lifeguard for 36 years, says he watches people’s facial expressions closely to determine if they might be in distress. He previously worked for the Miami-Dade County Fire Department as a lifeguard on the beaches of Miami. He now teaches water aerobics and water safety to senior citizens.

Uma piscina ao ar livre no Arcola LakesSenior Center, em Miami, foi projetada com uma cobertura de sombrapara proteção contra o aumento do calor. Os salva-vidas e a equipeestão sempre atentos a sinais de desidratação ou tontura, e asvisitas à banheira de hidromassagem são limitadas a 15 minutos.

O salva-vidas sênior Robert Reddick(72), que atua como salva-vidas há 36 anos, diz que observa de pertoas expressões faciais das pessoas para identificar se podem estar emperigo. Anteriormente, trabalhou para o Corpo de Bombeiros deMiami-Dade como salva-vidas nas praias de Miami. Hoje, ele ensinahidroginástica e segurança aquática para idosos.

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What has climate change done here?

It's been affected because there is less outdoor activity. That's the bottom line. Everything has moved indoors because we are in an extreme heat atmosphere down here in South Florida. My job is to make families aware of the hazards of exposure to heat so that they can prevent heat related illnesses. That's the key. To know what can happen due to extreme heat, and knowing that they have to take breaks, take time to recover if you're working in heat, to find shady areas, cool locations.

As atividades ao ar livre forambastante afetadas. Esse é o ponto principal: tudo foi para dentro,porque estamos vivendo em um ambiente de calor extremo no sul daFlórida.
Meu trabalho é conscientizar asfamílias sobre os perigos da exposição ao calor, para que possamprevenir doenças relacionadas ao calor. Esse é o essencial: saber oque pode acontecer devido ao calor extremo, e entender a necessidadede fazer pausas, descansar se estiver trabalhando sob calor intenso eprocurar áreas sombreadas ou locais frescos.

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What do you think world leaders have to do now to stop things from getting worse and to help us adapt?

The community is being made aware of by means of educating the government agency and are educating communities on ways and planning of dealing with extreme heat, whether it be also creating within the community awareness of what heat emergencies are and how to deal with them. They even have to go as far as a single family having an emergency action plan for a heat emergency.

As comunidades estão sendoconscientizadas por meio de educação promovida por agênciasgovernamentais, que orientam sobre formas de lidar com o calorextremo e como planejar respostas a emergências relacionadas aocalor. Isso inclui aumentar a conscientização dentro das própriascomunidades sobre o que são emergências por calor e comoenfrentá-las. Até mesmo famílias individuais devem ter um plano deação para emergências por calor.

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