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Santiago just appointed the first Chief Heat Officer in South America

Talib Visram; March 9, 2022

Climate Forward: A landmark scientific report is out. Threats are accelerating.

Somini Sengupta; March 1, 2022

California debates naming heatwaves to underscore deadly risk of extreme heat

Gabrielle Canon; March 1, 2022

How Miami became the most important city in America

Joel Stein; February 3, 2022

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Mayor of Monterrey, Mexico, Appoints Surella Segú as the City’s First Chief Heat Officer in Partnership with Arsht-Rock

Monterrey becomes the first City Champion for Heat Action (CCHA) for Mexico and Central America

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Arsht-Rock convenes leaders at first Forum on Global Resilience in Miami

More than 100 local, national and global leaders, experts, and partners convened in Miami-Dade County at the Forum on Global Resilience led by Arsht-Rock to take on today’s and tomorrow’s climate and resilience challenges.

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Mayor of Monterrey, Mexico, Appoints the City’s First Chief Heat Officer in Partnership with the Adrienne Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center

Ms. Surella Segú – the first to hold the CHO position in Mexico and Central America– joins a global coalition of city leaders and experts committed to reducing the growing threat of extreme urban heat for vulnerable people.

Gobernador de la Región Metropolitana de Santiago de Chile nombra primera Oficial contra el Calor Extremo (Chief Heat Officer) en Sudamérica

Santiago de Chile se convierte en Ciudad Líder en la Acción contra el Calor Extremo y nombra a Cristina Huidobro como Chief Heat Officer para reducir los riesgos del calor extremo en asociación con el Adrienne Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center.

Governor of Santiago de Chile, Appoints South America’s First Chief Heat Officer

Appointment of Cristina Huidobro as CHO marks fourth continent to dedicate government resources to reducing the risks of extreme heat in partnership with the Adrienne Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center

Seville Mayor Juan Espadas announces heatwave naming and categorization initiative

Mayor Juan Espadas, in partnership with the Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center, commits to developing methodology for heat wave naming and categorization, beginning in 2022.

Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center names Kurt Shickman Director for Extreme Heat

The Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center (Arsht-Rock) names Kurt Shickman as their Director for Extreme Heat.

Athens Mayor Kostas Bakoyannis announces Europe’s first Chief Heat Officer

Athens Mayor Kostas Bakoyannis delivered on his commitment as a founding member of City Champions for Heat Action (CCHA) by naming Europe’s first Chief Heat Officer, appointing urban climate resilience veteran Eleni Myrivili to the post.

Global cities take on increasing threat of extreme heat by appointing first-ever “Chief Heat Officers,” starting with Miami-Dade County

Miami-Dade County, Freetown, and Athens sign on as founding members of Adrienne Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center’s City Champions for Heat Action – an Extreme Heat Resilience Alliance Initiative.

As climate-induced extreme heat continues to rage, Arsht-Rockefeller Resilience Center pledges funding for Extreme Heat Resilience Alliance activities

Today, September 30, 2020, EHRA members convened for the first time to define critical actions for the Alliance’s work to protect vulnerable people from extreme heat, supporting its vision of a world without heat-related deaths and loss of livelihoods.

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Will California go big on climate action? Here’s what lawmakers want

Sammy Roth; February 24, 2022

California moves toward launching nation’s first heat wave ranking system

Kasha Patel; December 1, 2021

Stop talking, start acting, says Africa’s first extreme heat official

Saeed Kamali Dehghan; November 15, 2021

In Spain, Seville hopes naming heat waves can save lives

Connor Donevan, Christopher Intagliata; October 19, 2021

How the World’s First Chief Heat Officer Plans to Keep Miamians Cool

Linda Poon; September 29, 2021

Rising heat is making it harder to work in the U.S.—and the economic costs will soar

Ciara Nugent; September 7, 2021

Extreme heat is extremely bad for the economy

Talib Visram; September 9, 2021

Our cities are on fire. Here’s what we can do about it.

Kathy Baughman McLeod, Eleni Myrivili; September 2, 2021

“Heat is the Grim Reaper that no one can see”: New report shows social and economic effects of record temps

Cara Korte; August 31, 2021

Hurricanes Get Names. What About Heat Waves?

Jenny Gross; August 25, 2021

Athens Is Only Getting Hotter. Its New ‘Chief Heat Officer’ Hopes to Cool It Down.

Jason Horowitz; August 21, 2021

Summer Is Hot, but This Is Abnormal

Kathy Baughman McLeod; June 26, 2021