Climate Change Has Cost Ski Industry $1B Already

International Business Times: According to a new economic analysis from nonprofit groups Protect Our Winters, or POW, and the Natural Resources Defense Council, or NRDC, the United States’ $12.2 billion winter tourism industry has experienced an estimated $1 billion loss and up to 27,000 fewer jobs over the last decade due to diminished snowfall patterns and the resulting changes of Americans’ outdoor habits. The report’s authors, University of New Hampshire researchers Elizabeth Burakowski and Matthew Magnusson, warn that......

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