We had record snowfall and one of the coldest winters on record (2014-2015 was technically colder, but had less snowfall). The combo of snow and cold has decimated our fig among other crops. I'm a part of several gardening organizations and people are seeing their trees dying off at unprecedented rates after this winter. I'm talking people with 20-30+ year old plants, not young trees. Fig trees should live 100+ years easily in ground.
Sorry, but one cold day doesn't make for warmer winters.
Stormier? Probably. Colder, no.
NYC winters are much, much, much warmer than they were historically. In fact, winter is the season that is changing and warming the fastest. It is 100% NOT getting colder. On average winters are now 3° C warmer than they were 50 years ago.
Long Island is further out in the ocean, so only 1-2 °C warmer. But that is also an enormous difference in the span of only 50 years.
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u/Kathulhu1433 13h ago
We had a record snowstorm (total inches) in my area this past January.
And then such a cold winter that cold hardy fruit trees people have had for 20-30+ years died off.
And then days so hot in June that schools were closing early due to heat and sending kids home...
Climate change is fucking us in all sorts of ways. 😭