Cities around the world are hiring 'chief heat officers' to devise cooling strategies and take immediate action.
Cities around the world — starting with the ones most imperiled by climate change — are hiring "chief heat officers" to devise cooling strategies and take immediate action.Fatal heat waves, wildfires, hurricanes and floods are growing more frequent and deadly, and —to date — few municipalities have dedicated officials or organized structures in place to handle them.
An example is cool pavement, "where we've applied a coating and found that it can [have] 10 to 12 degrees cooling impact," Gallego said. His priorities include adding tree canopies, reflective roofs and cooling sidewalks — particularly to reduce dangerous nighttime temperatures. He'll also be working with the city's parks department — which last summer restricted access to some trails over heat concerns — to see "where we can put water bottles into peoples' hands."where the heat officer position is funded philanthropically, Phoenix has built Hondula's office into its budget.
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