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How to Stay Safe When Air Quality Is Poor

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A pulmonary and critical care medicine expert offers tips on how to protect yourself amid unhealthy air caused by wildfire smoke. This article originally appeared in NewYork-Presbyterian Health Matters By Amanda Torres  Manhattan Voice  November 15, 2024 Follow @x NEW YORK - Recent wildfires that have broken out in the tri-state area — including a brush fire in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park  — have led to an air quality advisory of unhealthy conditions in New York City. Lingering smoke in the air can spread “fine particulate matter,” an air pollutant that is produced by fires and can cause short-term health effects. Air Quality Indexes  span from 0 to 500, and the higher the number, the greater the air pollution and potential health risks. New York City, where the air quality is  generally good , according to the city’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, was placed on Code Orange on November 9, which means that sens...

Drought Management in NYC

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By Mayor Eric Adams Community OpEd  November 8, 2024 Follow @x NEW YORK - New York City is not often associated with the kind of drought we see in other areas of the country, but this fall has been a stunning exception. This past October saw the second-longest rainless streak in city records, dating back 155 years, to 1869. With November continuing to be warmer and drier as well, we have issued a citywide drought watch and are urging New Yorkers to conserve water wherever possible.   Every New Yorker can help by taking shorter showers and doing fewer loads of laundry, but there are many other simple and effective ways to conserve water in our city. An open faucet uses two to three gallons of water per minute, so there’s no need to run the faucet while you’re shaving, washing your hands, or brushing your teeth. A leaky faucet that drips at the rate of one drip per second can waste more than 3,000 gallons per year, so fix those leaks, if possible. You can ...
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