New Q&A feature by Luke Antoniou of SmartCitiesWorld on this summer's record-breaking heat and the latest advances in addressing extreme heat: “It’s all about taking action now to protect our communities, mitigate heat-related risks, and enhance our urban environments for a more sustainable and resilient future.”

https://www.smartcitiesworld.net/climate-action/tackling-extreme-heat-isnt-a-summertime-job--its-a-year-round-effort-9244

#extremeheat #urbanheat #heatplanning #heatgovernance #heatresilience

New interview in The Christian Science Monitor on heat safety in the workplace: “It would be fair to say it’s the most heat-focused administration in the country’s history. They’re addressing this in the way you’d hope: a whole-of-government response through multiple agencies. Having said that, we’re at the very early days of heat governance.” https://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2023/0803/As-extreme-heat-rises-so-do-concerns-for-worker-safety
#extremeheat #heatresilience #heatgovernance #workplacesafety

New interview out with The Christian Science Monitor: "[The heat] will require new ways of planning our cities, new ways of operating our government, new ways of living our lives.” https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2023/0728/From-heat-czars-to-tree-planting-relief-for-urban-heat-islands #extremeheat #heatresilience #heatgovernance

New Smart Cities Dive Q&A with me by Ysabelle Kempe is now out:

“Not every community can afford to have a full-time chief heat officer, so what is the structure that works for smaller and medium-sized communities?”

#heatgovernance #heatresilience #extremeheat

https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/extreme-heat-response-climate-resilience-cooling-trees/651585/

The latest Udall Center Extreme Heat Newsletter is out, featuring how cities use energy to regulate temperature just like mammals, two heat events next week, our CLIMAS rural heat resilience postdoc, and other heat-related news and research!

https://tinyurl.com/extremeheat202304

#extremeheat #heatresilience #uarizona #udallcenter #climas

New paper published in @plosclimate on household energy use and extreme heat led by Halley Hughes, our amazing undergraduate, and coauthors Dave Breshears, Kimberly Cook, and Robbie Burger.

Open access paper is online at https://journals.plos.org/climate/article?id=10.1371/journal.pclm.0000110
#extremeheat #heatresilience #energyuse #EMSI #uarizona

📢 Now hiring a Postdoctoral Research Associate to work with us at the University of Arizona's Climate Assessment for the Southwest (CLIMAS) to explore solutions to advance rural, tribal, and borderland heat resilience! More information and application at https://arizona.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/4/home/requisition/14222.

Please share with interested upcoming PhD graduates, colleagues, and networks.

#nowhiring #postdoc #climatechange #heatresilience #extremeheat #ruralresearch #ruralplanning

Small quote in this new The Guardian piece: "If climate change continues at its current pace, cities in the southwest such as Tucson could experience as much as 45 days more per year with temperatures above 90F [32C] by 2100."

#climatechange #urbanheat #extremeheat #heatresilience

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/mar/21/urban-food-forest-dunbar-spring-tucson-arizona-climate-crisis-drought

Although our pre and post survey didn't find many statistically significant outcomes, players expressed that they enjoyed the game and that it helped them better understand heat planning strategies and the environmental, social, and economic tradeoffs associated with them.

Feel free to reach out if you'd like a copy of the paper and test out Chill City at https://chill-city.com

#extremeheat #urbanheat #heatplanning #heatresilience #gaming

📢 New paper out with Jonathan Jae-an Crisman, Ida Sami, and Gregg Garfin, where we use a design-based research methodology to develop an interactive educational game, Chill City, which teaches players about heat mitigation planning strategies and their tradeoffs. https://doi.org/10.1080/00958964.2023.2183173

#extremeheat #urbanheat #heatplanning #heatresilience #gaming

Enjoyed hosting our GHHIN (Global Heat Health Information Network) Management Committee meeting and Inaugural Open Forum at the University of Arizona DC Center!

Thanks again to the DC Center and UA Office for Research, Innovation and Impact for making this week possible.

#universityofarizona #uarizona #heathealth #heatresilience #extremeheat

Second day of the GHHIN Management Committee meeting at the University of Arizona's DC Center discussing future priority areas for improving global heat-health outcomes. More at https://ghhin.org/

#extremeheat #heathealth #heatresilience #uarizona

Kicking off the GHHIN @heathealth_info week-long Management Committee meeting on improving global heat-health outcomes at the University of Arizona's DC Center! #extremeheat #heathealth #heatresilience

Join us next week for our inaugural Global Heat Health Information Network (GHHIN) Heat Health Open Forum, hosted by the University of Arizona, as we bring together our global network to discuss heat impacts on health and innovative solutions being developed around the world.

Learn more and register https://ghhinopenforum.my.canva.site #extremeheat #heathealth #heatresilience

"B.C.’s ‘heat dome’ of 2021 was a frightening foretaste of global warming. Since then, builders and researchers have stepped up pressure on authorities to make sure buildings have better defences against rising temperatures" https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-extreme-heat-wave-buildings/ #extremeheat #heatresilience #urbanheat

"‘Heat Ready Schools’ project helps schools keep students safe during extreme heat" via Yale Climate Connections https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2023/01/heat-ready-schools-project-helps-schools-keep-students-safe-during-extreme-heat/ #extremeheat #schools #heatresilience

Meet Ash Avila, one of the students I'm working with on our #NITC-funded work. She's presenting her research on the effect of vehicles on personal heat exposure at #TRB next week

https://nitc.trec.pdx.edu/news/ua-student-ash-avila-studies-climate-crisis-support-nitc-diversity-grant

#heatresilience #urbanheat #extremeheat #heathealth #uarizona @TRECpdx

"Miami-Dade’s plan to fight extreme heat: more trees, cooler buildings, worker protection" via Miami Herald https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/environment/climate-change/article269958357.html
#extremeheat #heatresilience #chiefheatofficer #miamidade

I presented the Plan Integration for Resilience Scorecard™ for Heat results for the City of Tempe, Arizona with @SaraMeerow recently, where we found that heat mitigation policies are targeting the socially vulnerable areas of the city but often not the hottest areas. The full report is online at https://repository.arizona.edu/handle/10150/666700 #urbanplanning #extremeheat #urbanheat #heatresilience #planintegration

Miss my and @SaraMeerow's U.S. NOAA / NIHHIS webinar on our Plan Integration for Resilience Scorecard™ for Heat? Check out the recording where we cover the process, results, and discuss how PIRS™ for Heat can improve heat resilience planning!

https://youtu.be/V67gTkvE0Vs

#urbanplanning #heat #extremeheat #urbanheat #heatresilience #planintegration