Photos: New York City poised to break 50-year record for lack of snow

Scientists say climate change is causing winters to be warmer and shorter

Last updated: January 29, 2023 | 07:20

Compiled by Christian Borbon, Senior Web Editor with inputs from AP

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New York in wintertime tends to conjure up images of Times Square and Central Park shrouded in snow. Not this year. The city is forecast on January 29, 2023 to surpass a 50-year record for the latest first snowfall of the season.

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People in the Dubo neighborhood of Brooklyn on March 14, 2017 (top) and on January 25, 2023 (bottom) in New York City.

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People walking their dog on February 2, 2021 (top) and January 25, 2023 (bottom) in front of the skyline of lower Manhattan and the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City..

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This combination of pictures shows photos taken on January 7, 2022 (top) and January 25, 2023 (bottom) of people crossing the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City..

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A combo of photos taken on January 7, 2022 (top) and January 13, 2023 (bottom) shows visitors standing at a viewpoint in Central Park in New York..

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A combo of photos taken on January 29, 2022 (top) and January 26, 2023 (bottom) shows pedestrians making their way across a street in central Manhattan, New York..

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A combo of photos taken on January 29, 2022 (top) and January 16, 2023 (bottom) shows visitors standing before the Manhattan city skyline..

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