http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/18/nyregion/new-york-today-indian-summer.html 2016-10-18 12:54:13 New York Today: Indian Summer Tuesday: An unseasonably warm week, honoring the life of Bill Cunningham, and killer deer. === Good morning on this brilliant Tuesday. While summerlike weather in autumn is not unusual, today’s warmth certainly is. If the forecast holds and we hit Wednesday could go even higher, to 83 degrees, and even Thursday, with a high near 72, looks toasty. So what’s going on? There’s a dome of high pressure sitting over us, similar to one we experienced While experts agree on the culprit, there’s plenty of disagreement about what to call it. Our current warm spell qualifies as an Indian summer under the But The term Indian summer, according to the Almanac, could come from the early settlers of New England. The colonists would leave their stockades undefended beginning in late October, because of cold weather. When a late warm spell arrived, the Native American population would use the milder conditions to attack. Another explanation is that the term comes from the Narragansett tribe, which attributed the phenomena Wherever it comes from, we’re enjoying it. Make the most of it while it lasts: Temperatures are forecast to plummet nearly 20 degrees by Saturday. Here’s what else is happening: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • If you plan on hitting the road to pick apples or admire colorful leaves this autumn, be careful. There’s an adorable creature out there that We’re talking about deer. There are around a million car collisions involving deer every year in the United States, causing more than 200 human fatalities. While around half of all collisions that involve white-tailed deer occur from October through December, that number According to Sarah Aucoin, the director of the Urban Park Rangers at the Parks Department, the city’s deer are just beginning their rutting behavior — that’s when males begin head-butting each other. It’s a sure sign of the coming mating season and a good time to issue a friendly warning to our fellow drivers. Drive steady, slow down if you can, don’t swerve. New York Today is a weekday roundup that stays live from 6 a.m. till late morning. You can For updates throughout the day, What would you like to see here to start your day? Post a comment, Follow the New York Today columnists, You can find the latest New York Today at