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Displaying 6 of about 6 results… California Gov. Gavin Newsom recently signed into law a heat wave ranking system bill aimed at preparing the state for dangerous extreme heat events. [...] The bill outlines several factors to be …
… Public Works, was given a second title this month: chief heat officer, the city’s first. She joins a number of heat officers around the world as cities from Athens, Greece … Chile , begin to coordinate a better response to extreme heat and develop sustainable cooling strategies. Phoenix and …
… Extreme heat is taking an increasing toll across the U.S. in … . Many of these states also face some of the highest heat risks in the U.S. , according to recent studies. Prisons … buildings that were designed without planning for extreme heat and heat waves . Prison building materials and designs …
… a statewide advance warning and ranking system of extreme heat waves in order to help save lives, reduce … legislation. California has experienced record-breaking heat waves in recent years that are projected to increase in … 121 degrees in Los Angeles County. California’s 2021 heat wave broke records across the state, with Sacramento topping …
… [...] Summer heat is baking Richmond’s poorest neighborhoods, most of … 227,000, is adapting to climate disasters — mostly extreme heat, floods and droughts — with an eye toward environmental … County just north of San Francisco. [...] … [...] Summer heat is baking Richmond’s poorest neighborhoods, most of …
… nearby green spaces, others are vulnerable to increasing heat stress, largely because of dark roofs, unshaded parking … neighborhoods identified as being at particular risk for heat stress. (The other neighborhoods are Chinatown, … justice communities, are at the focus of Boston’s heat resilience strategies, which include increasing the …