extreme weather Archives

24

“Cold weather does not disprove climate change. It reveals its sharpest edge: that as the climate grows more extreme, survival itself becomes unequal, and those without shelter are the first…

ByBryan Ramirez 0Comments

05

Feb 2026

Climate and Environment Government Health Land Use and Development Opinion

Opinion: Do Snowstorms Teach Us Anything About Climate Change?

“This cold weather and extreme snowstorm are not an exception to global warming, but an alarming indicator of it,” the author writes. “New Yorkers feel this global weirding phenomenon and…

ByCatherine Du 0Comments

19

Aug 2025

Climate and Environment Featured Government Health Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Profiles

Homeless in a Heatwave: Summer Poses Extra Challenges for Unhoused New Yorkers

“Heat-related incidents have definitely been on the rise,” said Josiah Haken, CEO of the homeless outreach group City Relief. “The people we serve are often the ones who feel the…

ByMariana De Jesús-Szendrey 3Comments

13

Jan 2025

Climate and Environment Education Government Opinion

Opinion: It’s Time for NYC to Lead on Climate Action

"Climate activists, especially young people, know we can’t wait four years to prevent the worst of the crisis. The longer we wait to act, the more politicians and corporations take…

ByCooper Flaherty 0Comments

16

Dec 2024

Climate and Environment Education Government Opinion

Opinion: If Gov. Hochul Cares About Working Parents, She’ll Sign the Climate Change Superfund Act

“Right now, working families like us are footing the bill for the billions in damages caused by these climate disasters, while the fossil fuel companies sowing climate misinformation and poisoning…

ByEliza Clark

ByLiat Olenick

ByAbby Loomis 0Comments

23

Sep 2024

Climate and Environment Government Housing and Homelessness

Federal ‘Polluters Pay’ Bill Debuts, As NY’s Version Awaits Hochul’s Signature

More states are considering legislation to make the largest fossil fuel companies pay for the impacts of climate change, and activists hope a national effort will pressure Gov. Hochul to…

ByMariana Simões 0Comments

19

Sep 2024

Climate and Environment Government

City Sees More Sewer Backups Due to Increased Rainfall, New Data Shows

Sewer backups on city infrastructure jumped nearly 32 percent during the most recent fiscal year that ended in June, the result of more wet weather: the five boroughs were doused…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 1Comment

03

Jul 2024

Climate and Environment Government Housing and Homelessness

By Next Century, Hundreds of Critical NYC Buildings Risk Frequent Flooding: Study

A report that projects the impact of sea level rise on the U.S coastline ranked New York as the ninth state with the most critical infrastructure at risk of flooding…

ByMariana Simões 1Comment

22

Apr 2024

Climate and Environment Education Government

What Do NYC Youth Want for Earth Day? An End to Fossil Fuels.

“My house gets flooded every single year,” 16-year old Diana Ramirez told City Limits, one of many New York City youth who took to the streets in the lead up…

ByMariana Simões 0Comments

11

Apr 2024

Climate and Environment

How Climate Change Could Threaten New York’s Historic Black Cemeteries

“My concerns are that if these storms keep getting worse, ancestral remains might come to the top,” said Shantell Jones, secretary of the Flatbush African Burial Ground (FABG) Coalition, a…

ByMarina Dunbar 0Comments

Opinion: Lessons From New York’s Deadly Winter