Climate change viewed as serious threat to ski industry

Spruce Peak ski area in Stowe. Photo by Jim Welch/VTDigger
BENNINGTON — The ski industry New Englanders have enjoyed for decades is sliding toward a meltdown, according to researcher Elizabeth Burakowski.
The level of severity, she said during a lecture at Bennington College, depends on whether climate warming can be halted through a shift away from fossil fuel energy sources.
“Ultimately, this comes down to reducing [carbon] emissions,” she said.
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