Central Park Becomes a Living Climate Laboratory

Central Park Becomes a Living Climate Laboratory

by | Feb 21, 2022

Central Park will soon boast another function: living laboratory — specifically a research site to study how climate change affects urban parks. Researchers, sponsored by Yale School of the Environment and two New York City-based nonprofits, will analyze climate...

The Climate Reality Project

by | Sep 14, 2011

24 Presenters, 24 Time Zones, 13 Languages, 1 Message – A Global Audience The goal of 24 Hours of Reality is to focus the world’s attention on the full scope and scale of the climate crisis, once and for all dispelling doubt and putting the issue front and...

Hurricane Clean-up in Central Park

by | Aug 30, 2011

Hurricane Irene swept through Central Park early Sunday morning with winds and heavy rain, uprooting at least 25 trees, downing thousands of branches and flooding paths.   More than 50 Conservancy crew members and tree contractors responded to the damage during and...

Central Park Gets Twenty Inches of Snow

by | Dec 27, 2010

The first major snowstorm of the season packed quite a wallop, dumping almost two feet of snow on New York City. National Weather Service meteorologist Matt Scalora said Central Park had gotten 20 inches as of 7 a.m. with drifts up to three feet. The winds were...