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The Heat That Seared New York City’s Primary Voters Is Just One Impact of Global Warming on Elections

Inside Climate News · By Chad Small · last updated
Heat and other climate impacts like floods and storms affect voters, candidates and poll workers in different ways at different times, and can even tip election results, researchers and officials report.

By Chad Small

Election Day in New York City was a scorcher. Temperatures at Kennedy Airport reached 102 degrees last Tuesday, making it the city’s hottest June day since 1948. Average June temperatures in Central Park rarely exceed 75 degrees. The recommendation for vulnerable groups—usually the elderly or chronically ill—was to stay inside during the heat wave.

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