Annual heat-related deaths in New York City have climbed over the past decade — along with roiling summer temperatures — according to report by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2023.Annual heat-related deaths in New York City have climbed over the past decade, right along with roiling summer temperatures, according to aAn estimated 350 people each year – about 2% of all deaths in the city between May and September – die prematurely from heat-related causes.
"This inequity is due to past and current structural racism that creates economic, health care, housing, energy and other systems that benefit white people and disadvantage people of color,” the report said. Meanwhile, when taking into account hot days featuring highs of 82 degrees or above, the annual death count surged to an average of 345 in the five-year-period starting in 2016.
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