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Climate

A region’s climate is characterized by its usual weather conditions, seasons, and patterns in extreme weather events like heat waves, droughts, and …

Flood Vulnerability Index

The Flood Vulnerability Index estimates the vulnerability to flooding across NYC. It combines information about exposure (estimated flood extents …

Accessibility

About 10% of New Yorkers have a disability with varying access needs. The environment can create barriers to meet those needs, or remove those …

Public transit creates health

New York City’s public transit system has gotten New Yorkers where they need to go and home again for over a century. For our public transit system to …

Climate and health

Climate, including extreme weather, has a direct impact on health. As NYC’s climate changes, along with the world’s climate, we expect more frequent …

Vector-borne disease

Vector-borne diseases are diseases that are transmitted from an arthropod (usually a tick or mosquito, etc.) to humans or other animals. Some …

Weather-related illness

The climate of a region is characterized by its usual weather conditions, seasons, and patterns in extreme weather events such as heat waves, …

Protecting New Yorkers from extreme heat

Since we published this data story, some data in it have been updated. Get updated data on: Heat stress: deaths Household air conditioning Hot …