New York Is About To Feel Hotter Than Phoenix

Eastern US is the latest site to be hit with high temperature when the world plays the game of hot potato.

In the coming days, New York is expected to see temperatures reach around 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 degrees Celsius), but with the humidity, it could feel like 109 degrees Fahrenheit (43 degrees Celsius). Temperatures in other cities from Detroit to Washington, DC, to Boston will see temperatures 20 degrees Fahrenheit above normal as the holiday weekend approaches.

The temperature will not be as high as in Phoenix. But this is not dry heat; Combined with the humidity, anyone who goes outside is faced with the equivalent of being visited in a dog’s mouth. On top of the heat of the hot, humid climate, there are also serious health problems.

Moisture prevents perspiration—the most powerful tool the human body has to cool itself. Sweat removes heat from the body by evaporating into the air, but this is less effective in humid conditions, where the air is already saturated with water vapor. Richard Allan, a climate scientist at the University of Reading, said: “When there is high humidity, especially in hot weather, it is more difficult for the body to cool down.

The National Weather Service’s warning map is red and pink, with the agency raising extreme heat warnings and watches. Although the daytime temperatures are relatively high, the nighttime lows are more severe.

“Several days in a row of hot temperatures with little relief from slightly lower temperatures can increase heat stress on the human body,” the NWS warned.

This risk was confirmed by the mayor of New York Zohran Mamdani, who he wrote in a social media post for New Yorkers to come up with a plan for the heat. The first thing that means getting access to air conditioning, then checking your neighbors and people who have illnesses that can make them more susceptible to heat-related illnesses.

The extreme heatwave comes a week after Europe suffered a record-breaking heat wave. (The continent saw it too blistering heat and high humidity in late May.) The burning of fossil fuels has caused almost every temperature to be higher than it would have been in the pre-industrial climate.

“Greenhouse gas emissions are increasing global warming, and increasing heat waves,” says Allan. “It makes the average temperature very warm… These humid conditions can be hot and humid instead of humid and hot.”

El Niño is another culprit that may play a role in the warming.

Climate change occurs every few years in the tropical Pacific, but it affects climate worldwide. This includes helping to promote warming across the northern part of the US and parts of Canada. El Niño has been declared earlier this month, and is expected to become a stronger force that will only strengthen as the summer progresses. The warmer months are still ahead, so chances are good that if you’ve missed this opportunity to experience what it’s like in a dog’s mouth, you’ll have plenty of luck.