Climate Change
As Another Hot Summer Approaches, 80 New York City Neighborhoods Ranked Highly Vulnerable to Heat
60 to 70 percent of residents in those neighborhoods also reside in communities of color or low-income areas, defined by the city as disproportionately impacted “environmental justice” communities.
NEW YORK—Outside the steps of her South Bronx apartment, Jill Hanson is thinking about the lack of green spaces as another hot summer descends upon New York City. Her neighborhood, Mott Haven, is among 80 communities considered highly threatened by humidity and high temperatures under a new Heat Vulnerability Index developed by Columbia University and the city’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.
As Another Hot Summer Approaches, 80 New York City Neighborhoods Ranked Highly Vulnerable to Heat