Select the best answer from the choices given.

Question

In August of 2016, as (1) temperatures soar and residents sweat through the final, humid days of summer, New York City was treated to a supersized respite from the seasonal heat: The Museum of Ice Cream.
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temperatures are soaring and residents are sweating
temperatures soaring and residents sweating
temperatures soared and residents sweated

Answer 1

The best answer from the choices given is:

temperatures are soaring and residents are sweating

This option maintains the present tense, which aligns well with the ongoing nature of the action in the context of the sentence.