Report: In The Next 6 Decades New York Would Be 9 Degrees Warmer, 6 Heat Waves a Year

In the next 6 decades, by the 2080s, New York city will experience 8.8 degrees rise in the temperature and six heat waves a year, according to a new report. Researchers say it will "increase the number of heat-related deaths that occur in Manhattan."

Mean temperature in New York has rose 3.4 degrees from 1900 to 2013, a trend which makes it easy to be worried. "It is more likely than not that the number of the most intense hurricanes will increase in the North Atlantic Basin, along with extreme winds associated with these storms," the latest report by New York City Panel added.

Among other notes and projections:

• "Future mean annual temperatures are projected to increase 4.1 to 5.7 degrees F by the 2050s and 5.3 to 8.8 degrees F by the 2080s, relative to the 1980s base period."
• "Mean annual precipitation has increased by a total of 8 inches from 1900 to 2013. Future mean annual precipitation is projected to increase 4 to 11 percent by the 2050s and 5 to 13 percent by the 2080s, relative to the 1980s base period."
• "Sea levels have risen in New York City 1.1 feet since 1900. That is almost twice the observed global rate of 0.5 to 0.7 inches per decade over a similar time period. Projections for sea level rise in New York City increase from 11 inches to 21 inches by the 2050s, 18 inches to 39 inches by the 2080s, and, 22 inches to 50 inches, with the worst case of up to six feet, by 2100."

Report also concluded that Queens faces the biggest threat from the encroaching seas.

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