Heat-related deaths in New York City have risen over the last decade as climate change warms the planet.
A pedestrian uses an umbrella to shield against the sun while passing through Times Square as temperatures rise on Thursday, in New York. | John Minchillo/AP PhotoNEW YORK — More New Yorkers are heading to the emergency room for heat-related illnesses as the city bakes under a dayslong heat wave.
The National Weather Service had placed the entire city under an excessive heat warning, meaning temperatures could feel as hot as 105 degrees or higher. That was downgraded Friday to a heat advisory. Zach Iscol, commissioner of the Office of Emergency Management, said it was the first time the National Weather Service issued an excessive heat warning for the city since Aug. 13, 2021.
The fatal consequences don’t manifest equally. Low-income neighborhoods and communities of color experience higher rates of chronic conditions and are less likely to own or use an air conditioning unit. City health data shows Black New Yorkers are twice as likely to die of heat-related causes as their white counterparts.
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