Screwed by climate change: 10 cities that will be hardest hit

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4. The author is a comic, it is supposed to be an off beat list, not a serious science type article.

The point about South Paris Maine is that a few towns have industry that is tied to weather other than tourist industry stuff like skiing. It is actually an interesting point, yes also off beat and probably would not be on an academic list on the same subject, but face it. If your town makes sleds for a living and there is no snow your town has no living.
It's a humor lace piece about very serious shit. I understand the puritan was is to scowl and furrow brow when indicating seriousness, but that is far from the only way to do so.