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New York’s Climate Crisis Hits Home | New York City News
New York’s brutal summer is a climate crisis in action—heatwaves, wildfire smoke, flash floods, and deadly Legionnaires’ outbreaks are hitting harder and more often, fueled by a hotter, wetter subtropical climate. Experts warn these overlapping disasters will only intensify, straining already underfunded public health systems. While some threats like Legionnaires’ are preventable with better maintenance and enforcement, climate change also expands risks from ticks and mosquitoes to foodborne illness from flooded crops. The city is responding with cooling centers, stricter building emissions…
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