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01 Jul 2008
Climate Witness: Larry Crittenden, USA
Larry Crittenden lives in the Dallas Fort Worth region of Texas USA and frequently cycles 10 miles to work. Over the last 30 years he has see the winters get warmer and the summers get wetter. Being a keen cyclist it makes him more sensitive and concerned about what his happening with the climate. » Read more
Climate Witness: Larry Crittenden, USA
Larry Crittenden lives in the Dallas Fort Worth region of Texas USA and frequently cycles 10 miles to work. Over the last 30 years he has see the winters get warmer and the summers get wetter. Being a keen cyclist it makes him more sensitive and concerned about what his happening with the climate. » Read more
19 May 2008
Kerem Akalin, Turkey
The weather is out of balance.1 hour raining 1 hour sun rising, I'm very confused and I am mixed up for which clothes I should wear. » Read more
Kerem Akalin, Turkey
The weather is out of balance.1 hour raining 1 hour sun rising, I'm very confused and I am mixed up for which clothes I should wear. » Read more
08 May 2008
Leonid Kutylin , Russia
My name is Leonid Alekseevich Kutylin Chukchi and I am 67 years old. I am a reindeer herder and hunter and a marine mammal hunter. I live in the village of Yanrakynnot, in the district of Chukotksy in Russia’s far east. » Read more
08 May 2008
Sergei Tynacharvynto, Russia
My name is Sergei Mikhailovich Tynachaivynto and I am 55 years of age. I am a reindeer herder and veterinary medical attendant. I live In the village of Lorino (in the Chukotsky District of Chukotksy Autonomous Okrug). » Read more
28 Apr 2008
Yana Rizova - less snow and hotter summers in Bulgaria
I noticed some dramatic climate changes in Bulgaria. The winter is lacking snow (or snow falls less than usual). The summer temperatures are higher than normal. » Read more
Yana Rizova - less snow and hotter summers in Bulgaria
I noticed some dramatic climate changes in Bulgaria. The winter is lacking snow (or snow falls less than usual). The summer temperatures are higher than normal. » Read more
19 Aug 2007
Erica de Graaff-Hunter, Spain
My name is Erica de Graaff-Hunter. I am 76 years old and I have lived in Mallorca, Spain from 1956. We originally had a house just outside Palma on Mallorca. We have since built a new home, where we currently live, which is in Cala Gat, Cala Ratjada still on the island of Mallorca. » Read more
05 Jun 2007
Lee Buckner – Unpredictable seasons impact traditions in southern US
I have planted a garden every year since about 1980. When to plant is now pure luck. The plants are in a race to produce in a much shorter time that is upset by flooding, droughts, extreme temperatures, and insects. » Read more
Lee Buckner – Unpredictable seasons impact traditions in southern US
I have planted a garden every year since about 1980. When to plant is now pure luck. The plants are in a race to produce in a much shorter time that is upset by flooding, droughts, extreme temperatures, and insects. » Read more
05 Jun 2007
Tiago Ruprecht - monarch butterflies no longer pollinate cactus around Monterrey, Mexico
Migrating monarch butterflies are responsible for the cross pollination of thousands of plants. Due to climate warming, the butterflies leave Canada before most of the plants in Mexico have opened their flowers yet, so these plants are not pollinated.
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Tiago Ruprecht - monarch butterflies no longer pollinate cactus around Monterrey, Mexico
Migrating monarch butterflies are responsible for the cross pollination of thousands of plants. Due to climate warming, the butterflies leave Canada before most of the plants in Mexico have opened their flowers yet, so these plants are not pollinated.
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09 May 2007
Frances Checkett - Florida is below sea level and our water is disappearing
Our county is surrounded on three sides by the Suwannee River. We have had so little rain here this season, the river is extremely low. » Read more
Frances Checkett - Florida is below sea level and our water is disappearing
Our county is surrounded on three sides by the Suwannee River. We have had so little rain here this season, the river is extremely low. » Read more
09 May 2007
Jakob Zimmermann - Warmer than before with less rain
The month of April in Denmark has been much more warmer than before. We had much less rain than we're use to. » Read more
Jakob Zimmermann - Warmer than before with less rain
The month of April in Denmark has been much more warmer than before. We had much less rain than we're use to. » Read more
