Last summer I had no air conditioner in my 1920s era apartment and I never felt so hot and couldn't wait to get out of New York. I hope there will be more emphasis on the effects of climate change on the city and around the world.
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I thought according to the Republican Party there is no such thing as global warming let alone climate change.
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The number of violent crimes also increases in warmer weather. Maybe this is due to more potential victims being out and about or maybe criminals are also more likely to stay inside when it's cold?
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The theory that warm weather makes us nicer seems to be refuted by the news items that immediately follow.
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Try living in Florida for a summer where the sun, itself, seems oppressive. In fact, many of us often use our umbrellas as sun shields, opening them when we get out of our automobiles or while we’re standing in the garden section of a Wal-Mart. Come winter, the umbrellas disappear we’re all happy as clams!
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It is not the cold which shuts me down; it is the overcast days. Having lived in Santa Monica 24 years, I noticed this during my first NYC winter after moving back. Give me sunshine, even with the cold, and yes, I will stay indoors longer, but still feel fine behind sunny windows. It is the grey skies of winter which get me down, not so much the cold.
And here is a corollary. Despite pleasant temps, Santa Monica sometimes gets socked in with days of coastal fog. The solution? I would drive inland (Beverly Hills, WLA, West Hollywood) for a few hours of sunshine. And sometimes during "June gloom," I even flew to NYC for sunshine. :)
And here is a corollary. Despite pleasant temps, Santa Monica sometimes gets socked in with days of coastal fog. The solution? I would drive inland (Beverly Hills, WLA, West Hollywood) for a few hours of sunshine. And sometimes during "June gloom," I even flew to NYC for sunshine. :)
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Thank you, Jonathan Wolfe, for this "sunny", uplifting column and your enchanting writer's voice. Love the clever transitions, elevated vocabulary and wonderful wit you impart while delivering the quotidian.
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I see the studies in this article were conducted in Western Europe where the summer tends to be pleasant and mild for now. I wonder what summer studies in NYC would show where the weather gets into the 90 degrees Fahrenheit and the humidity climbs up to the 90s as well, there's the fowl stench of rotting garbage in the air and urine on the streets, and everyone seems to be sweaty and in a bad mood because it's not like even billionaires think they can afford to spend three months straight on the beach. No. I prefer my winters to be winters. This weather is scary and no local news outlet in NYC seems to ever report on these more common warm winter days as a consequence of climate change. One would expect some of that reporting from the NY Tines instead of this type of fluff piece.
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The studies cited here were mostly comparing sunny vs. cloudy weather, and the results seem to make sense. However, sunny is not the same as warm. I see little here to support the idea that *warm* weather affects our behavior positively.
Personally, my favorite weather is sunny and quite cold. Some of us prefer winter.
Personally, my favorite weather is sunny and quite cold. Some of us prefer winter.
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There are many of us who want winter to be winter and detest this kind of weather.
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It is no accident that we use the phrase 'a sunny mood'. We needed studies for this?
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Islanders beach Canadiens
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To all you doomsayers out there:
We love global warming!!!!
Well, at least until summer.
We love global warming!!!!
Well, at least until summer.
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No, we like it in summer too...
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I don't agree. Maybe temporarily when a warm sun suddenly appears.I live in LA and am often in NY. In my experience even in the dead of winter New Yorkers are in general more polite , upbeat, and helpful. When people are rushing in cold weather they may appear to be not as "happy" but it's the spirit of New York that's infectious and comes through.
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How warm weather affects our behavior? Ummm......
Tuesday, in Wisconsin, I walked along the Lake Michigan shoreline in 60 degree sun bask with my chihuahua. We both felt heaven (spring) had at last arrived!
No snow, none. Happy, happy, happy. Sunglasses never felt so good.
Today, tall Ugg boots are are standing at my door, reckoning me to put them on because they are needed to trudge through the storm, already leaving inches of depth.
My behavior? Pout, Frown.
The dog's behavior? Please do not wake me up!
Tuesday, in Wisconsin, I walked along the Lake Michigan shoreline in 60 degree sun bask with my chihuahua. We both felt heaven (spring) had at last arrived!
No snow, none. Happy, happy, happy. Sunglasses never felt so good.
Today, tall Ugg boots are are standing at my door, reckoning me to put them on because they are needed to trudge through the storm, already leaving inches of depth.
My behavior? Pout, Frown.
The dog's behavior? Please do not wake me up!
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Having four seasons/temperate zone is a great way to live. So we put-up with 12 cold weeks to enjoy 40 weeks of spring/summer/fall. It is a small price to pay.
Of course we may forget this logic during the 12 cold weeks. About this time I'm longing for the NY Met opener.
Of course we may forget this logic during the 12 cold weeks. About this time I'm longing for the NY Met opener.
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But we don't have twelve cold weeks anymore. In my house, woolens emerge from their mothballs later every autumn and go back into mothballs earlier every spring.
And while we've had, in my over 60 years of life in New York City, January or February thaws, we've never had a solid week of over-60 degree weather.
And while we've had, in my over 60 years of life in New York City, January or February thaws, we've never had a solid week of over-60 degree weather.
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July is anything but pleasant in NYC, with high heat and, worse, high humidity. And while you can add more clothing in the winter, there's only so much you can remove in summer.
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This fluff piece states the absolutely obvious about the effect of warm weather on our psyche. What the New York Times might contemplate writing about instead, is how this ridiculous warm weather is affecting the prospect of survival on our planet for our children and grandchildren.
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Chill, will ya.
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Just because we've baked our planet and doomed humanity doesn't mean we have to go around all mopey.
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That study with the research guy getting the women"s hopes up in the name of science - is that really fair to the targets of the study who thought it was for real?
Warmer Weather
Tune of Stormy Weather
Tell you why
You responded to that guy
Warmer weather
Made you tell him let's get together
Spring's here ahead of time
But it's science all the time
So you share
Gave your number without care
Warmer weather
Brain got as light as a feather
Spring fever's gonna climb
But it's science all the time
When the temp gets high
You hoped for satisfaction
Science says that's why
You're feeling more attraction
So that research guy
Stirring into action
Goes on the prowl once more
You're aghast
Though you'd found love that could last
Warmer weather
Thought that you would get together
It was science all the time
Warmer Weather
Tune of Stormy Weather
Tell you why
You responded to that guy
Warmer weather
Made you tell him let's get together
Spring's here ahead of time
But it's science all the time
So you share
Gave your number without care
Warmer weather
Brain got as light as a feather
Spring fever's gonna climb
But it's science all the time
When the temp gets high
You hoped for satisfaction
Science says that's why
You're feeling more attraction
So that research guy
Stirring into action
Goes on the prowl once more
You're aghast
Though you'd found love that could last
Warmer weather
Thought that you would get together
It was science all the time
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Freddie, you are a riot...and a musical genius! Happy Weekend, no matter what the weather.
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If we had warm weather all year round everybody would live here.
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Not true. Summer in NY is horrible.
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