\u0022The whole world was shocked ... You guys put the heat dome on the map,\u0022 Eleni Myrivili, chief heat officer, City of Athens.
“The whole world was shocked.” Myrivili said, “and also it was the first time that we heard about the heat dome. You guys put the heat dome on the map.”
Public space needs to be upgraded in those neighbourhoods with a focus on parks and urban forestry, which should be an advantage in a place like Vancouver. So, through a program sponsored by the Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation, Myrivili is leading a pilot project to categorize heat events the same way hurricanes are classified. You wouldn’t expect pizza delivery during a Category 4 hurricane but “we don’t have such considerations or policies in relation to a Category 4 heat wave, because there is no Category 4 heat wave,” Myrivili said.Article content
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