State climatologist highlights climate change impacts, responses

State climatologist highlights climate change impacts, responses

BRISTOL — As the Vermont State Climatologist, Lesley-Ann Dupigny-Giroux spends a lot of time diving into a topic one could easily find distressing — climate change. But asked at a recent lecture in Bristol how optimistic she is when looking toward the future, Dupigny-Giroux pointed to what gives her hope. “When I go into a room full of students who are asking me sophisticated questions I didn’t get the last five years, or the last 10 or 15 years…