South Florida Stories: Earth Day Week ends as questions loom about equitable resource access and how to safely re-open at the epicenter
Earth Day week began with a record high temperature of 97 degrees in Miami-Dade County. Steady light winds brought a dull acrid scent into the city from brush fires bordering the Everglades. A few thunderstorms had hit by week’s end and more tornadoes wreaked havoc across the south.