It’s just another day in the city’s new “subtropical” climate
The subtropical city of New York. Photo: Getty Images It’s approximately 1 p.m. in New York City, and I’ve already cranked my shabby window AC unit up to the highest cooling setting. According to one local forecast, temperatures are expected to hit the high 90s today, though it’ll likely feel hotter than 100 degrees. Heat advisories have been issued for all five boroughs and will remain in effect until 8 p.m.
Unfortunately, that’s not an exaggeration. According to a distressing new report in the New York Times, New York City — formerly a humid continental climate — is now within the humid subtropical climate zone. In fact, per the report, the city has met the National Climate Assessment’s requirements to classify as humid subtropical for the past five years: Temperatures have averaged above 72 degrees in the summer and 27 degrees in the winter.
Horticulturists have pointed to a handful of clear indicators of the city’s changing climate in addition to the rising temperatures: Flowers are blooming earlier than ever, the city’s native birch trees and sugar maples are suffering from the sweltering heat and drought while plants and trees that have historically thrived in Southeast Asia and South America are now flourishing, and in lieu of moderate rainfall, we’re now seeing torrential storms that erode soil and cause ponds to overflow.
The main culprit is, quite obviously, climate change. Climate zones around the world are shifting at an alarming rate, and without drastic action to curtail emissions from fossil fuels and combat human activity that threatens the atmosphere, we’ll likely see other cities follow New York’s trajectory. And of course, our steaming concrete jungle will continue to get warmer. Per one study’s estimation, by 2050, the city could be as hot as Alabama.
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