Job titles of the future: Chief heat officer

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Job titles of the future: Chief heat officer - Lemmy.world

Florida’s Miami-Dade County hired a chief heat officer, Jane Gilbert—the first position of its kind in the world.

Phoenix AZ created the same position, the podcast The Daily did an episode about him.

I found it something of a letdown to listen to because this new department they created to address a growing threat is clearly low on the totem pole and has significant hurdles on getting anything basic done like simply planting a corridor of trees. You’d think they’d have taken heat mitigation more seriously in a city that hot.

I’m pulling for Miami and hope they can do more than just talk about doing something.

The Man Trying to Save Phoenix From Historic Heat

The city is attempting to adapt to a new reality of extreme heat waves.

The New York Times
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