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CHECK_FLOKI t1_ixuvcyd wrote

Reply to comment by HappilyhiketheHump in Warmer, more volatile winters limit lake ice skating opportunities in Vermont | It’s getting more challenging for Lake Morey Resort to maintain its four-mile-long skating track. by newnemo

So you're worried about out of state tourists when you're facing the damaging effects of climate change in Vermont?

You think this is a joke? Ice fishing season used to start late September and now it's almost December but the lakes aren't frozen.

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Broomepower t1_ixv4ekk wrote

Ice fishing NEVER started in late September.

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Walruzuma t1_ixxr2sz wrote

Our first snowfall was right on time.... It should have been later, considering we are still coming out of 'The Little Ice Age' which ended in the mid 1800's. We have more than 2 degrees to go to reach the AVERAGE global temp of the Renaissance.

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Walruzuma t1_ixxrohm wrote

I don't deny there is a climate, and I certainly do not deny it changes. I do deny the political and media NARRATIVES of climate change, which make absolutely NO SENSE in the records we actually can put a name to. Most 'Climate Scientists' use very vague interpretations of millenia old ice cores. I would argue those are deliberately ignorant.

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CHECK_FLOKI t1_ixxs0dj wrote

I'm not going to listen to someone denigrating climate scientists.

I ice fish, I ski, I skate. My favorite sport is hockey. My hobbies revolve around cold snowy weather and I'm worried about the future. I've seen changes from even when I was growing up.

Climate scientists are not using vague interpretations. We're on borrowed time regarding climate action.

The end.

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Walruzuma t1_ixxsx9k wrote

I'm not denigrating. I'm elucidating. The US Federal Government has prioritized CO2 and CO2 only research. Thus, these 'Scientists' are narrowly focused and thus apply a 'constant' to a plethora of other real factors, such as solar activity, earth magnetic shifts, etc. etc. I'm sure you have already studied and understand each of the 100+ discounted factors. Have fun skiing.

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Walruzuma t1_ixxu3mr wrote

LOL @ your 'borrowed time' comment. The planet was over 2 degrees warmer during the relatively recent "Renaissance" than it is today ffs. The 'crisis' is manufactured.

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cblue413 t1_ixuweex wrote

Not to mention the loss of tourism $ when people don’t come to VT for things like this.

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mycophdstudent t1_ixv60k2 wrote

Been here since 1983 and never has ice fishing season started before peak leaf peeping season. That would require a quarter inch of lake ice in late September which is early autumn before the leaves fall. 78% of the state agreage is woodland acres which sinks most of the state's carbon emissions so dont beat us up too hard for breathing.

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birdshitluck t1_ixv13o7 wrote

Ironically you can certainly point to tourism as a factor in climate change

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YOurAreWr0ng t1_ixwpw46 wrote

We’ll be ok. Rich resorts lose income and the rest of us don’t lose our homes due to heating costs.

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