Carolyn G. Olson
geologist
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The No. 1 risk factor for heat-related death is not having an air-conditioner indoors,
- said Ms. OlsonThe New York Timesnytimes.com/2026/07…
Heat risk is not just about the temperature,... Even more important is the access to relief.”
- said Carolyn Olson, the assistant commissioner for environmental surveillance and policy with the health departmentThe New York Timesnytimes.com/2026/07…
This is Texas hot, which we don’t usually see here, so it’s serious,
- said Carolyn Olson, assistant commissioner for environmental surveillance and policy at the New York City Department of Health and Mental HygieneThe New York Timesnytimes.com/2026/06…
Earlier
All New York Suffers in a Heat Wave. It’s Worse in Jamaica, Queens.
The New York Timesnytimes.com/2026/07…Record-Breaking Heat Wave Expected to Hit New York City Ahead of July 4 Weekend
The New York Timesnytimes.com/2026/06…Nature's oven was on high Tuesday for millions of people in the Midwest and Great Lakes states as intense heat and humidity baked the regions with no immediate relief before the misery shifts to the eastern U.S
The Independentindependent.co.uk/news/nationa…