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How America's first 'heat officers' are cooling Miami and Los Angeles

For the first time, two US cities are treating extreme heat as a crisis -- and dealing with it accordingly.

Santiago, Chile, just appointed the world's newest Chief Heat Officer

A priority for the new role will be to address the water shortage in a city that’s faced a “megadrought” for more than a decade.
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How Africa's first heat officer confronts climate change

In the capital of Sierra Leone, crowding and poverty complicate efforts to protect a city of 1.2 million from the effects of climate change. 
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World’s first heat officer on tackling equity, rising temps

City heat is worse if you're not rich or white. The world's first heat officer wants to change that.

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