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Is Climate Change Threatening Maine's Staple Foods?

2013-08-16 21:13:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

TakePart: If you're eating in Maine in the summertime and blueberries and lobster aren't on the menu, you're doing something wrong. The crustacean and fruit have deep roots in the state, but their production is under threat. Climate change, among other factors, is bringing unwanted visitors to both crops--a bacteria that feeds on lobster shells and fruit flies that wreck wild blueberries--posing an unprecedented threat to two of the state's biggest industries. Maine's blueberry crop--which brings more than...

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