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Miami is used to heat, but not like this
The county’s chief heat officer — the first in the world — strives to raise awareness about the dangers of ...
Florida and the rest of the world are getting hotter; ‘heat officers’ will help us cope
THE INVADING SEA NEWSLETTER, No. 9 September 2022 Florida and the rest of the world are getting hotter; ‘heat officers’ ...
As the climate gets warmer, Floridians who work outside will have to cope with more and more days when it will be “too hot to work”
By Rachel Licker and Kristina Dahl, Union of Concerned Scientists In August 2018, a landscaper died tragically in Venice, Florida ...
Miami-Dade County has its first ‘chief heat officer’; How cool is that?
The Miami Herald Editorial Board Miami-Dade County now has an official “chief heat officer.” That may sound like a gimmick — we ...
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