GETAWAY Ep 4- Climate Change in Rural Recreation Economies

26/03/2025 41 min

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Episode Synopsis

Low snowpack, drought, flooding, wildfires, warmer winters. Climate change is causing temperature shifts and natural disasters that affect outdoor recreation and the small town economies that depend on recreation. In this episode, we’re headed to New Hampshire ski towns with Daily Yonder reporter Julia Tilton and learning about how winter recreation economies in New England are changing because of warmer winters and less snow. We also learn why rural communities are more vulnerable to climate change with Daily Yonder data reporter Sarah Melotte.

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