Arizona's new heat officer Dr. Eugene Livar is trying to get a head start on excessive heat awareness after a record hot summer in the state last year.
Among the new measures the state is introducing are at least a half dozen mobile cooling centers made with shipping containers that are solar powered and can be moved to wherever they may be needed.
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