Vermont becomes first state to create long-term climate plan

BURLINGTON, Vt. — Vermont has become the first state in the U.S. to produce a long-term plan for dealing with climate change.

The Vermont Climate Assessment was released this week.

According to the report's authors, it "paints a vivid picture of changing climate in Vermont and calls for immediate strategic planning to sustain the social, economic and environmental fabric of our state."

"We are small, but we're trying to be a role model for the other states," Gillian Galford, the report's lead author, told the New Scientist.

Galford is a climate scientist at the University of Vermont.

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Here is one of the report findings: "Warmer temperatures are leading to earlier thaw dates on Vermont’s rivers, lakes and ponds and snowpack in the mountains. Average annual stream flows are shifting and overall are expected to continue increasing in coming decades."

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Here is one of the report findings: "Warmer temperatures are leading to earlier thaw dates on Vermont’s rivers, lakes and ponds and snowpack in the mountains. Average annual stream flows are shifting and overall are expected to continue increasing in coming decades."

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