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August 18, 2016 by by Sarah Gonzalez
As Temperatures Climb, the Elderly, Frail and Poor Are Put at Risk
After sitting in her un-airconditioned fifth-floor apartment as the temperature surpassed 90 degrees Fahrenheit for several days in a row, 69-year-old Helen called 911. “I couldn’t deal the heat,” she says with some difficulty. “It was too hot for me, and then I had feel weak.” An ambulance brought her from her building in East Harlem […]Archives
August 18, 2016 by By Saif Choudhury
Meet the Heat: How Hot Weather Harms Health for NYC Residents
Facts about how New Yorkers experience the heat and its effects.Archives
August 17, 2016 by Saif Choudhury
Heat Waves by the Dozen
While New York’s temperate climate may not conjure up the image of a sweltering desert, the city has seen numerous stretches of scorching temperatures almost every year since 2001 - often three or four heat waves annually and sometimes as many as half a dozen.Archives
August 13, 2016 by Kathleen Culliton
Extreme Heat Threatens Electrical Infrastructure in Upper Manhattan
New York’s July 21-25 heatwave hit all of city, but only in Upper Manhattan did hundreds of residents lose power for an entire day. As temperatures spiked to 95 degrees on July 24, more than 1,000 East Harlem residents were unable to turn on their air conditioners or fans. The outage may not have been […]Archives
August 1, 2016 by AdaptNY