Shayla Colon reports in the Times Union that while climate change is bringing all sorts of negative outcomes locally, there also may be a few silver linings. Peter Girard, a spokesperson for Climate Central, a nonprofit news organization that analyzes climate data, said, “[But] the detriments outweigh the benefits.” There are fewer droughts locally, said Mark Wysocki, a senior lecturer of earth and atmospheric sciences at Cornell. And there are longer growing seasons now, and as the climate continues to warm, there will be potentially cheaper heating bills and less fossil fuels burned. But each of the benefits has negative side effects. Hudson Valley residents could pay less for heating with climate change, but more for air conditioning in the summer. More precipitation could mean more snow for local resorts, but only if it is cold enough. The story also says, "A warmer climate could also breed more pollinator plants that trigger allergies and create conditions that attract pests such as ticks, which threaten crops and breed disease as well." And Girard says that increased precipitation, “In theory, that helps insulate against drought. In practice, it’s coming with an intensity increase in rainfall, which means it’s coming all at once more and more frequently. So, it’s harder to store, harder to manage [and] causes immense amounts of damage.” But Wysocki from Cornell said, “No matter how much you try to look at the positives, [the] negatives outweigh the positives greatly. It’s not just slight differences, it’s a huge difference." Read more about this story in the Times Union.