At the end of a particularly mild winter, the snow (very temporarily) covered New York City at the beginning of the week, in particular Central Park as well as the main thoroughfares of Manhattan and Brooklyn.
The country’s weather services (National Weather Service) measured nearly five centimeters of white coat in the immense green lung of the megalopolis, along the mythical 5th avenue, a “record” this season.
The climatic reality and imagery over New York makes it a city regularly covered in snow, several times a winter.
But this year, despite a few cold snaps, the largest city in the United States on the Atlantic coast was spared by the winter weather.
In New York City at midday on Tuesday, however, rain melted most of the snow and ice, even as local officials issued warnings urging schools to open later. and disrupting road, air and rail transport.
Under the effect of climate change, winters in the northeastern United States may be shorter, more temperate and also experience periods of extreme conditions, according to scientists.
