At Least 21 New Yorkers Died From Heat Stress Last Year, City Health Dept. Says
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Heat Killed 21 New Yorkers Last Year. It’s the Highest Tally in a Decade.
Twenty-one New Yorkers died last year as a direct result of heat — the highest number of such fatalities in a decade. And nearly 500 New Yorkers on average die annually from causes related to heat, with the vast majority occurring on days that may not raise alarms for city dwellers: hot, but not sweltering, when the temperatures are between 82 and 94 degrees. That’s according to the latest report on heat-related mortality from the city’s Departm…
With the arrival of summer's high temperatures, the New York City Department of Health released the "2026 New York City Heat-Related Mortality Report," indicating that high temperatures have become one of the deadliest disasters in New York City, causing approximately 500 deaths annually due to heat-related causes. The report shows that about 80% of these deaths occur in hot weather (82 to 94 degrees Fahrenheit, approximately 28 to 34 degrees Ce…
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