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September 8, 2016 by By Julia Longoria, WNYC News
Neither Ice Blocks Nor Cooling Centers Protect New Yorkers Entirely from Heat Risks
New York City tackles extreme heat today through long- and short-term strategies. But some of its initiatives are poorly executed or stuck in the planning stages. An estimated 140 people still die every year due to heat.Archives
August 31, 2016 by A. Adam Glenn
UPDATED: Voices of Harlem Heat Project
(UPDATED SEPT. 12) As AdaptNY’s Harlem Heat Project evolves, we’re not just gathering indoor heat data from residents there. We’re also inviting our community collaborators to share their heat-related stories. With the help of our project partner ISeeChange, the citizens of Harlem can offer their insights and observations as the summer season brings heat, and occasional […]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 1, 2016 by AdaptNY
CURATION: NYC Heat Wave Recap
A recap of the July 2016 New York City heat wave, lasting five days.Archives
July 27, 2016 by Saif Choudhury, AdaptNY
Hot Blast from NYC’s Past – A History of City’s Heat Waves
UPDATED: This week’s heat wave in New York, which brought the city five consecutive days of 90 degree+ temperatures from July 21-25, may have felt like it would never end. In fact, it didn’t even make the city’s top 30 longest heat waves. It fell a full week short of the record 12-day heat wave […]Archives
July 12, 2016 by Kathleen Culliton
AdaptNY Project Featured on WNYC Talk Show
Harlem Heat Project partners stopped by at WNYC's Brian Lehrer Show on July 8, to discuss the initiative and to stress that extreme heat is not just an inconvenience, but serious public health issue that will be worsened by climate change.Archives
July 6, 2016 by By Matthew Schuerman, WNYC
How Hot Is Harlem This Summer?
This summer, AdaptNY, WNYC and its partners are measuring heat and humidity in un-air-conditioned apartments in Upper Manhattan. It's not about the weather. It's about public health.Archives
July 5, 2016 by By AdaptNY