Thursday, 23 August 2018

Climate Change Hits Santa?

News from Sweden that the Sami reindeer herders of the far North are finding it very difficult to find sufficient food for their animals (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/aug/22/sweden-reindeer-herders-risk-starvation-climate-change-arctic). This appears to be a consequence of a severe drought in the area, presumably triggered by disruption of the typical weather patterns (i.e. climate change).
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