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How Snowmaking is Making the Climate Crisis Worse for Ski Resorts

The winter sports industry is estimated to make $20 billion each year in the United States, yet this revenue is expected to decline in the coming years as climate change reduces the winter season and warmer weather minimizes snow accumulation. Ski resorts are already seeing the effects of a changing climate: research from Geophysical Research […]

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The Impact of Wildfires Thousands of Miles Away

States on the West Coast of the United States have been devastated by wildfires throughout summer 2020. More than 30 people have died, and tens of thousands of people have been forced to evacuate their homes. The wildfire in California was recently designated as a gigafire, which is a fire that has burned more than […]