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How Hot? How Soon? What Next? (Video)

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Andy Revkin and Eric Lind discuss the past 30 years, and the next 30

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How Hot? How Soon? Into the Wild (Part 4)

Chip Rowe by Chip Rowe June 1, 2018May 26, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

Part 4 of a series on climate change in the Highlands……

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Wrenches in the System

Jeff Simms by Jeff Simms June 1, 2018December 23, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Temperatures warm, ranges shift and relationships are disrupted

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Resilient Landscapes

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Mapping tool says we’re more than halfway there for the region

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Saying Goodbye

by Staff June 1, 2018December 23, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Three birds that face dire circumstances

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Could Trees Save Us?

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Don’t hold your breath

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So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish

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As the climate changes, the Hudson gets weirder

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The Climate for Lyme

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Reporter traces connection between ticks and warming

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How Hot? How Soon? Farm = Food (Part 3)

Chip Rowe by Chip Rowe May 25, 2018May 26, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

Part 3 of a series on climate change in the Highlands…

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It’s 2050. Can Farmers Still Feed Us?

Avatar photo by Pamela Doan May 25, 2018December 23, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Battling drought, flooding, heat — and uncertainty

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Sticky Situation

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Climate change may be tough on maples

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Climate Change Trade-offs

Chip Rowe by Chip Rowe May 25, 2018December 23, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Some foods may thrive, and others not so much …

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Extreme Sea Level: Highlands Edition

Avatar photo by Mark Westin May 14, 2018December 23, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

What will our shoreline look like in 80 years?

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How Hot? How Soon? Rising Waters (Part 2)

Chip Rowe by Chip Rowe May 11, 2018May 26, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

Part 2 of a series on climate change in the Highlands

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Extreme Scenes

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What will the shoreline look like in 2100?

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The 100 (Make that 30) Year Storm

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Will today’s worst case become tomorrow’s norm?

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Stormwater Blues

Avatar photo by Michael Turton May 11, 2018December 23, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Climate change will bring heavy rain, but where will it go?

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Built to Spill

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‘Passive’ houses and parks that flood

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Will Climate Change Kill Dirt Roads?

Avatar photo by Michael Turton May 11, 2018December 23, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

With more frequent storms, Philipstown may not have a choice

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Getting to the City

Chip Rowe by Chip Rowe May 11, 2018May 26, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

Metro-North has a plan, but will it be enough?

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How Hot? How Soon?

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Climate change in the Highlands

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Police Chief: Opioid Crisis a Health Issue

Avatar photo by Michael Turton April 27, 2018December 23, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Former resident advocates treatment, not jail

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Fighting Back: How Best to Save Lives?

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Newburgh panel addresses strategies in opioid crisis

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Fighting Back: A Second Chance

Avatar photo by Michael Turton December 31, 2017December 23, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

After two years, felony charges reduced or dismissed

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What’s Causing Thyroid Cancer to Soar?

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