New York City Panel on Climate Change 2015 ReportChapter 5: Public Health Impacts and Resiliency Recent experience from Hurricane Sandy and high temperature episodes has clearly demonstrated that the health of New Yorkers can be compromised by extreme coastal storms and heat events. Health impacts that can result from exposure to extreme weather events include direct loss of life, increases in respiratory and cardiovascular diseases, and compromised mental health. Other … Continue reading “New York City Panel on Climate Change 2015 ReportChapter 5: Public Health Impacts and Resiliency” Learn More
