UMaine Climate Change report cited in Washington Post article on ticks
The University of Maine report, “Maine’s Climate Future: 2015 Update,” was cited in a Washington Post article on the increase in winter ticks in Maine and New Hampshire as winters warm. Conditions over the past few years have been almost perfect for winter tick population booms in the two states, according to the article. During the 20th century, Maine warmed by 3 degrees Fahrenheit, and “the warm season increased by two weeks,” according to the UMaine report. “Global climate models predict that the warm season will increase by an additional two weeks over the next 50 years,” the update said. “Winter is warming at a faster rate than summer.”