NYC Reopens Cooling Centers as Heat Wave Returns
TL;DR
New York City braces for another heat wave as a heat advisory is issued through Friday, with high humidity pushing the 'feels like' temperature toward 104F. Cooling centers will reopen, cooling vans will be deployed, and city crews will clear drainage basins in preparation for possible rain and flash floods, while officials urge vulnerable residents to seek air-conditioned spaces and check on neighbors.
- Extreme heat returns to NYC as city activates emergency plan Gothamist
- NYC activates heat and flash flood emergency plans ahead of dangerous heat, severe thunderstorms ABC7 New York
- Humidity at ‘oppressive' levels for the next week. Plus we're under a heat advisory NBC New York
- Oppressive heat to hit Hudson Valley, downpours likely upstate Times Union
- New York City Is Set for Hot and Steamy End to Working Week Bloomberg.com
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