New York City Mayor Eric Adams is making an announcement on extreme weather and public safety today in Queens.
NEW YORK -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams is making an announcement on extreme weather and public safety today. CBS News New York will stream the mayor's press conference in Queens on Monday afternoon. Watch it in the player above. Climate activists prepare for worstLast month, amid a roller coaster of summer weather, the group WE ACT for Environmental Justice encouraged Harlem residents to prepare for any kind of climate emergency.
'It always seems like a distant threat, but it's really here and it's happening,' WE ACT climate justice campaign manager Annie Carforo said. 'The summers have always felt hot, but they're incredibly hot now, and we're seeing every summer is breaking record heat.' In collaboration with other local organizations, the group created a map of Upper Manhattan with cooling centers and evacuation centers for extreme flooding.
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