We all may love a nice hot summer day, but it comes with some warning signs that we all should be prepared [for]," Adams said. "And our summers are different now, global warming is real and we want to make sure that climate change and the heat that it brings with intensity, that people are aware of how to deal with it during the heatwave."
To prepare for extreme heat events, when temperatures often rise at least 10 degrees above the average, the city has launched an online guide called "Beat the Heat" with guidance on how to ride out boiling summer days.
There will be roughly 620 cooling centers online this summer, according to New York City Emergency Management spokesperson Aries Dela Cruz, which is 13 more than were in operation last year. The centers will be open mostly during business hours, but times will vary between each location, he added.
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