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New York State is vulnerable to increasing weather-driven power outages, with vulnerable people in the Bronx, Queens and other parts of New York City being disproportionately affected

05.01.24 | PLOS

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New York State is vulnerable to increasing weather-driven power outages, with vulnerable people in the Bronx, Queens and other parts of New York City being disproportionately affected
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New York State is vulnerable to increasing weather-driven power outages, with vulnerable people in the Bronx, Queens and other parts of New York City being disproportionately affected.

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Article URL: https://journals.plos.org/climate/article?id= 10.1371/journal.pclm.0000364

Article Title: Powerless in the storm: Severe weather-driven power outages in New York State, 2017–2020

Author Countries: United States

Funding: This work was supported by the National Institute for Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) P30 ES009089 (JAC), 5T32ES007322-22 (NMF), and P30ES007033 (JAC). The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.

PLOS Climate

10.1371/journal.pclm.0000364

Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Keywords

Environmental Sciences Storms

Article Information

Journal
PLOS Climate
DOI
10.1371/journal.pclm.0000364
COI Statement
Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Contact Information

Charlotte Bhaskar
PLOS
mjpress@plos.org
Joan Casey
Columbia University
jacasey@uw.edu

How to Cite This Article

APA:
PLOS. (2024, May 1). New York State is vulnerable to increasing weather-driven power outages, with vulnerable people in the Bronx, Queens and other parts of New York City being disproportionately affected. Brightsurf News. https://www.brightsurf.com/news/LDEPY7N8/new-york-state-is-vulnerable-to-increasing-weather-driven-power-outages-with-vulnerable-people-in-the-bronx-queens-and-other-parts-of-new-york-city-being-disproportionately-affected.html
MLA:
"New York State is vulnerable to increasing weather-driven power outages, with vulnerable people in the Bronx, Queens and other parts of New York City being disproportionately affected." Brightsurf News, May. 1 2024, https://www.brightsurf.com/news/LDEPY7N8/new-york-state-is-vulnerable-to-increasing-weather-driven-power-outages-with-vulnerable-people-in-the-bronx-queens-and-other-parts-of-new-york-city-being-disproportionately-affected.html.