Tempestry to evoke climate change in county

A community-created fiber art piece will show how temperatures in Addison County have risen over the past 101 years.

Farmers around Addison County have reported an estimated $1.4 million in losses resulting from the severe drought that spread across the region this year. 

“In the Champlain Valley, where the baseline has changed so much in just the first quarter of this century, you need to find some nostalgic old person like me to remember those days of 15 to 30 below zero.”

It was standing room only inside the Franklin Environmental Center this past Thursday, when members of the Middlebury College and broader community gathered for a discussion on educating students amidst the climate crisis. 

Farmers are changing their offerings and membership models in the face of extreme weather.

The federal government killed a program that was designed to reduce the cost of electricity for low-income Vermonters by installing millions of dollars’ worth of solar energy across the state.

72% of Vermont is now in drought. State officials are reminding Vermonters of steps they can take to prevent human-caused fires.

As with other hazardous weather events, local municipalities are exploring ways to contend with extreme heat and support residents during hotter stretches.

According to the latest figures from the Yale Climate Opinion Maps, 65% of adults in the US somewhat or strongly agree that global warming is affecting the weather.

Municipalities around Addison County are working to address damage caused by recent extreme weather and prepare for more in the future.

The warming of our world didn’t seem so bad when it meant I could actually get ripe tomatoes before the first frost. Now it’s clear it means much more. It means ticks, flash flooding, landslides

Unfortunately, we have ample evidence now, decades into this slow-moving apocalypse, that the powers that be are not going to act sufficiently without some form of powerful motivation.

Regarding this past weekend’s torrential flash flooding in Texas. Rivers rose 26 feet in two hours. Over 80 people died in Texas. Their deaths were attributed to flash flooding and poor weather predictions. Yet isn’t the root cause climate change?

This summer, the Energy Navigators program is continuing to expand its reach and closing in on a key milestone.

Regardless of changes at the federal level, Addison County residents will still have access to support for clean energy projects offered by various local entities.