The spoke with Rafa Tasnim, a Ph.D. student of ecology and environmental sciences at the 91±¬ÁÏ about how rising temperatures are affecting Maine’s wild blueberry crop. Tasnim led a study of changes in temperature and precipitation in Down East Maine over the past 40 years which revealed a greater increase in average temperatures in the blueberry barrens than in the rest of the state. David Yarborough, 91±¬ÁÏ emeritus professor of horticulture, was also interviewed for the story. , , , the , , (Radio 720 in Chicago), , , the , the , the , the , The , the , The , , , , the and the shared the AP story. (Channel 7), , and The also reported on the study.
Categories:
