With the start of spring on Tuesday, the state has launched a New York Blooms Report, with a weekly map to help New Yorkers identify the best places to see roses, lilacs, tulips, cherry blossoms, and magnolias at attractions across the state.
In the midst of the early spring snow and ice storm on Sunday, Governor Kathy Hochul announced “The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has announced a G4 electromagnetic storm is currently occurring over much of the northern United States, including the State of New York.” NOAA explained on its website that a coronal mass ejection caused by a flare on the Sun on March 23 “arrived at Earth as expected on 24 Mar. Effects are likely to linger but decrease coming into 26 Mar.”
