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rudyattitudedee t1_j2ys4mt wrote

Reply to comment by tech1010 in NH blueberries need cold winters. Climate change threatens them. by rabblebowser

It’s Devastating maine wild blueberries. My family has 440 acres of them Downeast and the harvest has been getting worse every year.

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tech1010 t1_j2z06nf wrote

How much do you think is due to warmer winters versus problems with the native pollinator (bumblebees).

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rudyattitudedee t1_j2zhape wrote

Both are huge factors but, especially due to the salt on the coast and less fog coverage, it’s been hot and dry there most of the year and when I was 10-15 summer usually included a windbreaker or sweater. Now all summer is 80-100 degrees, and very dry. We used to be snowed out of the house half the winter and now we are lucky to get one storm. It’s drastic with how close we are to the Canadian border there, you really notice how similar weather is these days to the southern east coast.

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