I have not yet found studies on the impact of climate change on mushrooms in the Laurentians. But mushroom-picking sites, like Mushroom-Collecting.com, have noted the growing scarcity of cèpes.
Just as temperatures were heating up for about half of the U.S. population this week, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued its monthly climate trends report on Thursday. The main takeaway? Prepare for a scorcher of a summer.
The most popular state for tourism in the U.S. endured record wildfires, drought and flooding just this year. “The rate of change has been so dramatic,” says one local scientist. “If I was the California tourism industry, I’d be really worried.”
