The deadliest severe weather phenomenon is something you might not realize: extreme heat. Eleni Myrivili, chief heat officer of the city of Athens, Greece, explains that extreme heat and heat waves are often overlooked because they're not as dramatic as flooding or hurricanes – and breaks down three approaches to keep cities cool in a time of rapid global temperature rise. "Cranking up the air conditioner is just not going to cut it," she says.| www.ted.com
Dense urban areas are subject to dynamic and urgent challenges, exacerbated by anthropogenic forcing. Urban Heat Island and heatwaves pose a threat to…| www.sciencedirect.com
As urban heat waves become more frequent and severe, meet the leaders on the frontlines of responding to extreme heat in cities. The Chief Heat Officers for Santiago, Chile, and Athens, Greece, discus| SoundCloud
Catherine Wallace is the Associate Director of Communications at the Adrienne Arsht–Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center.| Climate Resilience Center
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Cities around the world experience soaring temperatures. Urban greening plays a role in combatting extreme heat.| Arsht-Rock