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Abnormal Winter, Fueled By Climate Change, Creates 'Surreal' Ice Fishing Conditions

By • Jan 29, 2021
WeirsCam / winnipesaukee.com

State officials say ice fishermen should use caution this weekend, with frozen conditions still touch-and-go on New Hampshire’s lakes and ponds despite bitter cold in the forecast.

How Is N.H. Causing, Experiencing And Responding To Climate Change?

By & • Jul 13, 2020
CSPAN

To kick off NHPR's new reporting project By Degrees, we're unpacking the basics of how climate change is already affecting life in New Hampshire, and how the state is contributing to and responding to the problem. 

Rachel Cleetus is the policy director for the Union of Concerned Scientists' Climate and Energy Program, based in Massachusetts.

Warm Patch Forces Tamworth Sled Dog Race Cancellation

By • Feb 25, 2020
Jason Moon / NHPR

Organizers are canceling a long-standing sled dog race in the North Country due to poor weather conditions.

Kit Morgan is on the board of the Tamworth Outing Club, which holds the annual race on Lake Chocorua.

He says there's too much water and thin ice on top of the lake for mushers to get through safely.