Snow ‘hot tubs' are being used help clear NYC streets. How do they work?

Typically after it snows, temperatures eventually get at least warm enough to melt some of the accumulated snowfall to help ...
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Melting pots: NYC sanitation races to get snow into giant hot tubs, thaw the city

We want to melt because it's not going to go away anywhere anytime soon," acting Sanitation Commissioner Javier Lojan ...

When the Snow Won’t Melt, New York Brings Out the Hot Tubs

The hot tub — officially, the Trecan Combustion 60-PD Snowmelter — arrived from a city garage on Tuesday morning. It took 30 ...
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NYC's 'snow hot tubs' have already melted 23 million pounds of snow

A front end loader dumps snow into a snow melter after a winter storm in New York on January 29, 2026. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP via Getty Images) New York City was buried under 11.4 inches of snow ...
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NYC uses hot tubs to melt the snow after major winter storm as region faces relentless freeze

Heavy snow that blanketed NYC during the major winter storm last week is not melting amid the relentless cold weather, so officials are activating huge hot tubs to get the job done ...
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How does snow melt when temperatures are still below freezing?

Even with air temperatures below freezing, snow and ice can still melt. Here’s why warm sun, ground heat and humidity matter more than the thermometer number.

How NYC melts snow fast

New York City uses powerful snow-melting machines to clear streets after winter storms.