Since November 1, all of Chile has been under a preventive heat alert: international agencies anticipate a very strong El Niño phenomenon, with a hotter summer, out-of-season rains, and a greater risk of wildfires.
We tend to think of disasters as we know them: earthquakes, floods, fires. But extreme heat is silent — it doesn't knock down houses, yet we know it can claim lives, especially those of older people. And it doesn't affect everyone equally: on the same day there can be several degrees of difference between a tree-lined neighborhood and one made of pure concrete.
In this new chapter of A Bordo, we wanted to answer a very concrete question: what can we do from our homes and our neighborhoods to be better prepared?
To do so, Polo Ramírez spoke with two experts on the subject: Pamela Cisternas, an academic at the Faculty of Engineering of Universidad Andrés Bello and a researcher at CIGIDEN R+, and Valentina Mazuela, coordinator of the Barrios por el Clima Program at Fundación Ciudades.
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LT BoardThis week, Polo Ramírez talks with Pamela Cisternas, lecturer in Engineering at Universidad Andrés Bello and researcher at CIGIDEN R+, and Valentina Mazuela, coordinator of the Barrios por el Clima Project at Corporación Ciudades, about how to face, from our homes, the climate swings— from heat waves to intense rains— expected in the coming months.
CommentsSince November 1, all of Chile has been under a preventive heat alert: international agencies anticipate a very strong El Niño phenomenon, with a hotter summer, out-of-season rains, and a higher risk of wildfires. We tend to think of disasters as we know them: earthquakes, mudslides, fires. But extreme heat is silent — it doesn't bring houses down, yet we know it can claim lives, especially those of older people. And it doesn't hit everyone equally: on the same day there can be several degrees of difference between a tree-lined neighborhood and one made of nothing but cement. In this new episode of A Bordo, we wanted to answer a very concrete question: what can we do from our homes and our neighborhoods to be better prepared?To do this, Polo Ramírez spoke with two experts on the subject: Pamela Cisternas, lecturer at the Faculty of Engineering at Universidad Andrés Bello and researcher at CIGIDEN R+, and Valentina Mazuela, coordinator of the Barrios por el Clima Program at Fundación Ciudades. More about:LT BoardA BordoScience and technology BoardClimate changeHeat waveSuper El Niñobranded-ltboard