Weathering Climate Change

The World

No matter what we do to limit greenhouse gases now, the climate is going to change. The question is: by how much, and can we adapt ecosystems so they’re better able to stand the stresses and strains of climate disruption? Living on Earth’s Bruce Gellerman hiked Massachusetts’ Mt. Watatic with four experts working to prepare the forest to weather climate change.

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