"New Hampshire has a responsibility to do its best for the land and climate"
The forecast, sung by the legendary Bob Dylan, is simple: “You don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows.” What does it predict for New Hampshire?
Eric Orff, wildlife biologist in the Merrimack River Valley and self described “watcher of nature,” said last month it was the first winter in 60 years that Great Bay hadn’t frozen over. Stephen Baron, National Weather Service meteorologist, said January was the third warmest winter on record; Lake Winnipesaukee had an unusually late ice-in. Temperatures are rising.
N.H. Healthcare Workers for Climate Action wrote recently about the sudden appearance of greenish stagnant water in ponds. This harmful “green scum” known as cyanobacteria is attributed to climate warming – and the fact that the warm season with frost-free days lasting up to three weeks longer allows more time for water bodies to warm up and create optimal conditions for these algae blooms.
