The New York City Council is launching an investigation into the city’s response to the “new normal” of unhealthy air quality this summer, a result of Canadian wildfires and local urban air pollution.
, director of advocacy for the American Lung Association in New York. “We know climate change is real. We know it's here.”the city’s delayed response by calling the situation “extremely fast-moving.” He added there was “no blueprint or playbook for these types of issues.” Summerfield, who resides in Albany, received notice to expect smoke coming his way days in advance.
Sharing an alert citywide includes many channels beyond a central platform such as Notify NYC, which sends alerts to personal devices. Examples include radio, TV, ads on public transit and using a grassroots network of community centers, neighborhood nonprofits and local doctor’s offices.Tedeschi said the public needs a baseline education in air quality that includes what the alert levels mean, the corresponding health risks and what actions to take.
“We’re pretty reasonable at predicting the air quality,” Tedeschi said. “I think to enable someone at least a little bit of planning time is really important.” To be prepared, Tedeschi said that New Yorkers need a baseline education on air quality threats such as understanding the risk levels and the corresponding preparations. These types of non-emergent messages can be communicated through the public transit system – similar to the ads encouraging residents to always have a bag packed at home in case of emergencies.Dr.
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