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2021 NYC Heat-Related Mortality Report
Summary: Heat Stress Deaths Each summer from 2010-2019, there were, on average,10 heat stress deaths (those caused directly by heat) in New York City …
2022 NYC Heat-Related Mortality Report
Summary Each summer, an estimated 370 New Yorkers die prematurely because of hot weather in New York City (NYC). These heat-related deaths account for …
2023 NYC Heat-Related Mortality Report
Summary Each summer, on average, an estimated 350 New Yorkers die prematurely because of hot weather in New York City (NYC). These heat-related deaths …
The urban heat island effect in NYC
In New York City and across the country, more people die from extreme heat than from all other natural disasters combined. To understand how to keep …
Weather-related illness
A region’s climate is characterized by its usual weather conditions, seasons, and patterns in extreme weather events such as heat waves, …