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Libby’s says climate change squashed its pumpkin crop. -
The company typically supplies 85 percent of the country’s canned pumpkin, but heavy rains in the Midwest halved its harvest this year. Scientists predict climate change will cause seasonal precipitation spikes in the region. Washington Post
This is the earliest the ski resorts have been opened in many years...They rarely open before Thanksgiving.
—Bill Patzert, a climatologist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, discusses the Sierra Nevadas’ snow-heavy forecast, which is expected to bring some relief to the drought-ridden region.
The feds say they’ll cut their own carbon emissions 41.8 percent by 2025. -
The government is the largest energy consumer in the country, and the announcement represents a slight increase over the 40 percent reduction President Obama ordered back in March. Reuters
Extinction threatens more than half of Amazonian trees. -
A new study estimates that the Amazon is home to more than 15,000 species of trees, but up to 57 percent of them would meet the IUCN Red List’s criteria. The data underscore the need to maintain protected areas like parks and indigenous reserves. BBC
We’re turning the page on the mistaken policies of the past.
—Rachel Notley, premier of Alberta, discusses the oil-rich Canadian province’s new climate change strategy, which includes a carbon tax, a limit on emissions from the tar sands industry, and a phase-out of coal-fired power.
Melting Arctic sea ice could lead to more polar bear run-ins. -
A new study finds that as summer ice in the Chukchi Sea shrinks, polar bears are spending more time on land than they used to. So far, the animals seem to be faring OK in their new habitat—but being on terra firma increases the likelihood of encountering people, which could be dangerous for humans and ursines alike. Washington Post