Climate change in the Champlain Valley One local expert says climate change is here in the Champlain Valley and it is up to people to recognize their own carbon footprint. Share Updated: 11:39 PM EDT Apr 22, 2021 Climate change in the Champlain Valley One local expert says climate change is here in the Champlain Valley and it is up to people to recognize their own carbon footprint. Share Updated: 11:39 PM EDT Apr 22, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript Closer to home. MANY ARE BRINGING AWARENESS TO THE ISSUE OF CLIMATE CHANGE. THAT INCLUDES CONVERSATIONS... ABOUT WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE TO STOP THE WARMING OF OUR ENVIRONMENT. NBC5'S CAROLYN SISTRAND SPOKE WITH A LOCAL EXPERT... CAROLYN, WHAT WE SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE HERE AT HOME? IF YOU LOOK CLOSE ENOUGH... Curt Stager a professor of natural sciences at Paul smith's college says... YOU CAN SEE THE AFFECT THAT CLIMATE CHANGE IS HAVING HERE. WHETHER IT BE LESS ICE ON THE LAKES... AN INCREASE IN FLOODING... OR WHAT SEEMS LIKE A LONGER SUMMER. A WORLD-WIDE ISSUE WITH AN IMPACT HERE AT HOME. HE's POINTING TO FOSSIL FUELS AS A MAJOR PROBLEM.