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Currently in NYC — September 15, 2023: A beautiful weekend, but NOT for the beach

Plus, here's some pictures of today's global climate strike.

The weather, currently.

Cool and crisp and mostly sunny

The word of the weekend is “swell.” It will be a swell weather weekend away from the coast but the swells at the beaches will be dangerous. This is not the weekend to go to the beach because Hurricane Lee will be churning off the coast causing high surf and dangerous rip currents. Friday will be even cooler with a high of 74°F and mostly sunny skies. We’ll have breezy conditions on Saturday thanks to Lee but we stay dry and partly sunny all weekend. Our highs will be in the upper 70s. Enjoy every minute!

Bike Forecast:

10 out of 10

What you need to know, currently.

Today is the global climate strike — calling for an end to the era of fossil fuels.

The latest climate disasters and temperature data show that 2023 is likely to be the hottest year in the history of human civilization, and one of the most destructive and heart-wrenching. This is also likely to be the first year that global warming has surpassed the critical 1.5°C mark agreed to less than 10 years ago by the world in Paris.

We are in a climate emergency. And everyone has a place in the movement to bring about lasting change that will create a better future.

Today, hundreds of thousands of people from around the world are rallying to give their adult allies confidence to do everything we can to make this transition happen as quickly and as equitably as possible.

Here are some pictures of the day so far:

What you can do, currently.

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