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Anaysis of Urban Heat Hot Spots in 65 U.S. Cities

Thu, 2024-07-11 09:20 — mike kraft

Urban Heat Hot Spots in 65 Cities | Climate Central New Climate Central analysis shows where urban heat is most intense in 65 major cities that account for 15% of the U.S. population. climatecentral

The urban heat island (UHI) index was calculated for every census block group within each city to estimate how much hotter these areas are due to the characteristics of the built environment.

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NY Governor warns of COVID uptick weeks after proposing mask ban

Tue, 2024-07-09 09:38 — mike kraft

Hochul warns of COVID uptick weeks after proposing mask ban Hochul sent out updated COVID statistics and guidance, warning of a COVID uptick weeks after suggesting a ban on masks downstate. Johan NEWS10 ABC

Date	Average rate of new COVID hospitalizations
June 26 to July 3, 2022	1.66 per 100,000 New Yorkers
June 26 to July 3, 2023	0.31 per 100,000 New Yorkers
June 26 to July 3, 2024

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NYC COVID cases up 250% in 2 months — driven by FLirt variant

Fri, 2024-07-05 10:13 — mike kraft

NYC COVID cases up 250% in 2 months — and this variant's harder to duck The increases is driven by the new FLiRT variant. Gothamist

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New York City data shows an average of 687 cases of COVID reported per day during the week ending on June 22, 250% higher than the amount reported two months prior. That same week, there was an average of 53 COVID-related hospitalizations each day — primarily involving older adults — and one death, according to city data. ...

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Midwest and Northeastern states currently facing sizzling temperatures because of climate change

Wed, 2024-06-19 10:06 — mike kraft

States Are Scrambling to Prepare As a Prolonged Heat Wave Spreads in the Midwest and Northeast - Inside Climate News More than 70 million people are currently under heat alerts as a heat wave spreads across the Midwest and Northeastern U.S. From Indiana all the way to Maine, states could be trapped under a heat dome for a week or longer, with high humidity and temperatures set to reach the upper 90s in many areas. […] Kiley Price Inside Climate News

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Cyberattacks against U.S. water supplies are rising, and utilities need to do more to stop them--U.S. government warns

Tue, 2024-05-21 09:25 — mike kraft

US says cyberattacks against water supplies are rising, and utilities need to do more to stop them The Environmental Protection Agency warns that cyberattacks against water utilities around the U.S. are becoming more frequent and more severe. AP News

WASHINGTON (AP) — Cyberattacks against water utilities across the country are becoming more frequent and more severe, the Environmental Protection Agency warned Monday as it issued an enforcement alert urging water systems to take immediate actions to protect the nation’s drinking water.

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Climate change is affecting power outages in some New York neighborhoods and towns --study

Wed, 2024-05-01 16:24 — mike kraft

https://thehill.com/policy/equilibrium-sustainability/4636172-new-york-cities-blackouts-climate-change-study/

Climate change is pushing some New York City neighborhoods into dozens of nearly daylong blackouts per year, a new study has found.

Large swaths of the state’s principal towns and cities faced repeated, protracted and dangerous weather-driven power outages between 2017 and 2020, according to findings published Wednesday in the Public Library of Science.

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Many healthcare workers unsure about COVID vaccine boosters for themselves, kids --survey

Tue, 2024-04-16 09:54 — mike kraft

Many healthcare workers unsure about COVID vaccine boosters for themselves, kids A survey of more than 4,100 healthcare personnel (HCP) at a New York healthcare system from 2021 to 2022 reveals that 17% were hesitant to receive the recommended COVID-19 vaccine booster, and 33% were unsure about vaccinating their children. CIDRAP

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Many of the HCP polled held unsubstantiated beliefs not only about COVID vaccines but also childhood vaccines.

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New York: Map Shows Where State Will Become Underwater From Sea Level Rise

Tue, 2024-04-09 11:32 — mike kraft

New York map shows where state will become underwater from sea level rise New York City and swaths of Long Island are vulnerable to being consumed by the rising ocean as sea ice melts in the coming century. Newsweek

Parts of Manhattan, Long Beach and Coney Island are at risk of being consumed by water as sea levels rise due to the effects of climate change in the coming century, modeling suggests.

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Many younger people from NYC high income neighborhoods jumped the eligibility queue for COVID-19 vaccines --study

Mon, 2024-04-08 10:37 — mike kraft

Study finds many younger people from high income neighborhoods jumped the eligibility queue for COVID-19 vaccines in NYC

Despite vaccine shortages, many younger people in New York City accessed vaccines ahead of schedule, particularly in high-income areas, according to new research at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.

Low-income areas with high proportions of older people demonstrated lower coverage rates than wealthier areas in the first three months of vaccine rollout, and higher mortality over the year. The findings are published in the Journal of Urban Health.

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Smaller U.S. providers and community health care centers fight to stay afloat after Change Healthcare hack

Wed, 2024-03-27 10:23 — mike kraft

Hack poses financial problems for community health centers - Roll Call In the aftermath of the Change Healthcare hack, small providers and community health centers are struggling to pay their bills. Jessica Wehrman Roll Call

Community health centers and organizations that primarily serve low-income people are being disproportionately hurt by the biggest hack in health care history, which has disrupted payments for thousands of health care providers for a month now.

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