Scorched by history: Discriminatory past shapes heat waves in minority and low-income neighborhoods
“The heat isn’t just uncomfortable. It’s the top cause of weather-related fatalities nationwide, quietly killing an average of 350 New Yorkers each year, according to a city mortality report. As he took a break from his pool game at an apartment complex and older adult community center that serves as a designated cooling space, Berrios recalled a recent heat wave: ‘I lost two persons. They were close to me.'”