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Jun 28, 2024 · With the likelihood of ongoing extreme heat this summer, New York State agencies also remain committed and ready to help New Yorkers prepare for heat impacts. Governor Hochul recently encouraged the public to follow a host of actions and tips to help mitigate and prevent deadly heat exposure.
Jul 5, 2023 · The City is prioritizing neighborhoods facing the greatest health risks from heat ― as outlined in the NYC Heat Vulnerability Index (HVI) ― by updating public cooling elements and refining existing programs to serve more residents during extreme heat events. Extreme heat can be deadly, resulting in over 100 deaths in NYC on average each year.
The Extreme Heat Action Plan identifies 49 actions within four action tracks to help advance extreme heat adaptation: Action Track 1: Adaptation Planning and Implementation supports communities in planning for extreme heat impacts and in coordinating adaptation activities.
Extreme heat is less visible, slow to unfold, and disproportionately impacts the most vulnerable members of our communities, which can make extreme heat impacts hard to identify—especially during the early onset of an extreme heat event— and has earned this hazard a reputation as silent killer.
The City is producing new, high resolution heat risk projections that will help it prepare and plan for future extreme heat conditions. Adaptation Measures for Extreme Heat: Past and Present Adapting the built environment and public realm, and building social resiliency to keep New Yorkers cooler on hot days
Extreme heat is severely affecting the health and well-being of New Yorkers across the state. Impacts from extreme heat are likely to become more severe with rising temperatures and as heat waves become more intense, more frequent, and longer due to climate change.
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Cool Neighborhoods NYC is a citywide strategy to reduce extreme heat (mitigation strategies) and its impact on residents (adaptation strategies). It builds on OneNYC, the city’s comprehensive roadmap to a resilient, sustainable and equitable New York, and is linked to the city’s subsequent Paris Agreement-aligned climate action plan.
