The ‘urban heat island’ effect is making New Yorkers hotter, study finds
There’s a reason many New Yorkers flee the city in the summer — and it’s not just the call of the beaches.
In some cases, the reason for the temperature change between areas of the city is obvious. New Yorkers strolling along Central Park's tree-lined paths will feel a heat index of 7.5 degrees, but the heat index rises to 12 degrees for those leaving the park for nearby sections of the Upper East Side.
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