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Interactive Heat Vulnerability Index
Hot weather is dangerous. In New York City – and across the country – more people die from heat than from all other natural disasters combined. As our …
Your heat story
As climate change worsens, extreme heat becomes more frequent and more intense. Cities get even hotter because of the urban heat island effect. But …
Real-time heat-related illness
The weather forecast is the best way to predict heat-related health outcomes. We can also track heat-related illness with near real-time electronic …
2025 NYC Heat-Related Mortality Report
Each summer, on average, more than 500 New Yorkers die prematurely because of hot weather in New York City (NYC). These heat-related deaths account …
2024 NYC Heat-Related Mortality Report
Each summer, on average, an estimated 350 New Yorkers die prematurely because of hot weather in New York City (NYC). These heat-related deaths account …
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 …
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 This report was corrected on Apr. 2, 2025, after we identified an error. The number of heat-exacerbated deaths was corrected from 345 to 555 …