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Jane Gilbert urges greater federal and state response to lethal threat posed by rising temperatures

The Miami Herald Pfizer vaccinations are sorted to be administered to university students in Miami-Dade on April 15, 2021 at Jackson through a COVID-19 vaccination initiative with Barry University, Florida International University, Florida Memorial University, Miami Dade College and University of Miami. The Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine has been approved for use in children 12 to 15 years old. That means more kids are now eligible to be vaccinated against the novel coronavirus. According to state data, there have been nearly 200,000 reported COVID-19 cases in children zero months to 14 years ol...

Warming Trends: Chief Heat Officers, Disappearing Cave Art and a Game of Climate Survival A column highlighting climate-related studies, innovations, books, cultural events and other developments from the global warming frontier. May 15, 2021 A climate protester holds up a placard in Cleveland, Ohio, on July 18, 2016. Credit: Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images Related Climate Save or Climate Disaster? You Decide The actions taken in this century will either save the planet from the dire effects of global warming or spin the world into a downward spiral of catastrophe and disaster.  A new online...

Jane Gilbert, Miami-Dade County's first Chief Heat Officer Miami-Dade County has named Jane Gilbert as its first ever Chief Heat Officer. It is understood to be the first position of its type globally. Athens in Greece and Freetown in Sierra Leone have pledged to also appoint Chief Heat Officers, and more cities are expected to follow. Gilbert, who previously served as Chief Resilience Officer for the City of Miami from 2016 to 2020, will co-lead an interagency Heat Health Task Force to be formed this summer and co-ordinate efforts to protect people from heat. “In Miami-Dade County, we know...

Facing rising temperatures, Miami appoints chief heat officer Craig Pittman © Saul Martinez/Getty Images With Miami reporting its hottest temperatures on record, the county created a first-of-its-kind position — chief heat officer. Last June, Miami reported its hottest temperatures on record. The daytime sun was brutal and there was little respite even at night. Dozens of heat-related deaths were reported that year. As the Earth warms, the city by the ocean says its heat problem is poised to become even deadlier. Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava (D) re...