Coping With Miami’s Heat
May 23, 2024
Miami is seeing record heat, which the National Weather Service says has become “standard of late.” Helping the city and surrounding Dade County cope is Jane Gilbert’s job as chief heat officer. As Gilbert describes on an Issues podcast, she and her team use a mix of technical, environmental, and social tools to find “win-win” solutions for residents and the community. Three main goals guide efforts, she says: informing and preparing residents and workers; cooling homes and shelters, especially in low-income settings; and cooling neighborhoods through such things as tree planting and improving energy efficiency.