The climate she is a changin'

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Walking the Berkshires pointed out this map of hardiness zone changes over the last sixteen years, from 1990 to 2006. For anyone who doubts the impact that climate change is having,1 here's evidence that you'll be able to see in your garden.

In 1990 my part of Connecticut was on the border between zone 6 and zone 5. Now we're solidly in zone 6 and you have to go to southern Vermont or southern New Hampshire to get into zone 5. In other words, the southern boundary of zone 5 has moved northward about 60 miles in 16 year –almost 4 miles per year.

Climate change is real..


1James Inhofe are you lisitening?

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