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Less snow could mean fewer floods, tame rapids - Elmira Star-Gazette
Less snow could mean fewer floods, tame rapids
Elmira Star-Gazette
"If you're a town downstream that gets these giant ice dams floods like happen in upstate New York, Vermont, all the hilly places, then it reduces the risks of the bigger floods," said Curt Stager, a professor of natural sciences at Paul Smiths College ...
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Low snowpack cuts flood risk - Albany Times Union
Low snowpack cuts flood risk
Albany Times Union
"If you're a town downstream that gets these giant ice dams floods like happen in upstate New York, Vermont, all the hilly places, then it reduces the risks of the bigger floods," said Curt Stager, a professor of natural sciences at Paul Smiths College ...
Less snow could mean fewer floods, tame rapids - Wall Street Journal
Less snow could mean fewer floods, tame rapids
Wall Street Journal
"If you're a town downstream that gets these giant ice dams floods like happen in upstate New York, Vermont, all the hilly places, then it reduces the risks of the bigger floods," said Curt Stager, a professor of natural sciences at Paul Smiths College ...
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Less snow could mean fewer floods, tame rapids - Morning Sentinel
Less snow could mean fewer floods, tame rapids
Morning Sentinel
"If you're a town downstream that gets these giant ice dams floods like happen in upstate New York, Vermont, all the hilly places, then it reduces the risks of the bigger floods," said Curt Stager, a professor of natural sciences at Paul Smiths College ...
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Less snow could mean fewer floods, tame rapids - BurlingtonFreePress.com
Less snow could mean fewer floods, tame rapids
BurlingtonFreePress.com
"If you're a town downstream that gets these giant ice dams floods like happen in upstate New York, Vermont, all the hilly places, then it reduces the risks of the bigger floods," said Curt Stager, a professor of natural sciences at Paul Smiths College ...
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Less snow could mean fewer floods, tame rapids - BurlingtonFreePress.com
Less snow could mean fewer floods, tame rapids
BurlingtonFreePress.com
"If you're a town downstream that gets these giant ice dams floods like happen in upstate New York, Vermont, all the hilly places, then it reduces the risks of the bigger floods," said Curt Stager, a professor of natural sciences at Paul Smiths College ...
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Less snow could mean fewer floods, tame rapids - Deseret News
Deseret News
Less snow could mean fewer floods, tame rapids
Deseret News
"If you're a town downstream that gets these giant ice dams floods like happen in upstate New York, Vermont, all the hilly places, then it reduces the risks of the bigger floods," said Curt Stager, a professor of natural sciences at Paul Smiths College ...
Less snow could mean fewer floods, tame rapids - Wisconsin Rapids Tribune
Less snow could mean fewer floods, tame rapids
Wisconsin Rapids Tribune
"If you're a town downstream that gets these giant ice dams floods like happen in upstate New York, Vermont, all the hilly places, then it reduces the risks of the bigger floods," said Curt Stager, a professor of natural sciences at Paul Smiths College ...
Natural Selections: Tent Caterpillars - North Country Public Radio
North Country Public Radio
Natural Selections: Tent Caterpillars
North Country Public Radio
... whose voracious appetite can completely strip a tree of foliage. These moth larvae are unusual, both in their engineering feats and their social organization. Martha Foley and Dr. Curt Stager explore the life cycle of this nemesis of orchard and yard.
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2012-03-14 - RACC research presentation to Vermont Climate Cabinet
Adaptaton to Climate Change in the Lake Champlain Basin
With New Understanding through Complex Systems Modeling
With New Understanding through Complex Systems Modeling
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Thawing Permafrost in the Arctic Will Speed Up Global Warming - Audubon Magazine
Thawing Permafrost in the Arctic Will Speed Up Global Warming
Audubon Magazine
"The Arctic is a place where everything is about the minutest change in energy balance," says Breck Bowden, a University of Vermont aquatic ecologist. "All it takes is for a vehicle to crush the vegetation, change the albedo--the amount of light that's ...
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Violence Against Women Act Divides Senate - The New York Times
Violence Against Women Act Divides Senate The New York Times
Another early spring green-up in Vermont
BurlingtonFreePress.com (blog)
Another early spring green-up in Vermont
BurlingtonFreePress.com (blog)
I came across a paper by Pittsford, Vermont climate scientist Alan Betts, which says that in recent decades, first leaves on lilacs are coming earlier at a rate of 2.9 days per decade. Betts says the growing season for frost sensitive plants is two ...
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Young Revs Go 1-1 over Weekend - New England Soccer Today
Young Revs Go 1-1 over Weekend
New England Soccer Today
Matthew Nyeayea (59′), Kevin Herrera (80′) and Declan McCabe (83′) put New England in command while keeper Matt Mozynski made eight save to keep the sheet clean. The 16s upped their record to 4-2-0, and currently sit in first place in the U-15s/16s ...
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Trade Tensions With China Are Flaring Again - New York Times
Trade Tensions With China Are Flaring Again New York Times
On Tuesday, the United States, the European Union and Japan filed a case against China over its restrictions on exports of rare earth metals.
2012-03-10 - RACC members present at Climate Change Workshop for Teachers held at Saint Michael's College
March 10, 2012 at Saint Michael's College, Colchester, VT The goal of this event was to share resources and tools for teaching about climate change. It was a stimulating day of new information, dialogue, and classroom applications in an innovative format of presentations, lab work, and computer time.
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Molnar: Silver Solace - Vermont Public Radio
Vermont Public Radio
Molnar: Silver Solace
Vermont Public Radio
At a recent Science Pub gathering in Castleton, climate scientist Alan Betts confirmed these personal observations with scientific indicators such as freeze dates, the length of the growing season, even the first leaf of lilacs, a traditional indicator ...
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Injured climber back in the game; New Haven man's ascent of Mount Washington ... - New Haven Register
Injured climber back in the game; New Haven man's ascent of Mount Washington ...
New Haven Register
His climbing buddy, Arne Bomblies, was resting on a nearby “snow bench.” Reddy pivoted to sit next to Bomblies, when his footing gave way. Suddenly he was in free fall, sliding on his belly down the 45-degree slope. His boots snagged something, ...
Injured climber back in the game; New Haven man's ascent of Mount Washington ... - New Haven Register
Injured climber back in the game; New Haven man's ascent of Mount Washington ...
New Haven Register
His climbing buddy, Arne Bomblies, was resting on a nearby “snow bench.” Reddy pivoted to sit next to Bomblies, when his footing gave way. Suddenly he was in free fall, sliding on his belly down the 45-degree slope. His boots snagged something, ...
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