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Cascades shrinking glaciers diminishing snowpack

Guides just had their worst season ever in the Cascades

A series of extreme weather events stripped the lower 48's most glaciated mountains of their snowpack, leaving guides in the lurch.

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Climate change stresses Whatcom outdoor recreation economy

As climate change alters the fabric of the Pacific Northwest, increasing the frequency and severity of heatwaves, wildfires and precipitation extremes, some of outdoor companies are scrambling to adapt their business models to shorter seasons and unpredictable conditions.

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