Spatiotemporal patterns of individual and multiple simultaneous severe weather events co-occurring with power outages in the United States, 2018–2020

V Do, LB Wilner, NM Flores, H McBrien… - PLOS …, 2025 - journals.plos.org
In the United States, severe weather-driven power outages are increasing in frequency and
duration, likely with health consequences. Previous studies examined individual severe …

Assessing the Burden of Electrical, Elevator, Heat, Hot Water, and Water Service Interruptions in New York City Public Housing

NM Flores, D Hernández, CA Fahey, LJ Portis… - Journal of Urban …, 2024 - Springer
Reliable electricity, elevators, heat, hot water, and water are aspects of safe and accessible
housing. Interruptions to these services represent a persistent challenge faced by public …

Power Outages: An Underappreciated Risk Factor for Children's Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

AJ Northrop, V Do, NM Flores, LB Wilner… - medRxiv, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Children's risk of exposure to carbon monoxide (CO) increases after disasters, likely due to
improper generator use during power outages. Here, we evaluate the impact of outages on …