Topic: Alpine Chamois

The cultural impact of climate change is seen in the emergence of "eco-horror" in film and media, where the planet itself acts as the monster. In the natural world, researchers at Durham University claim Alpine mountain goats are shrinking, weighing 25% less than in the 1980s due to rising temperatures. In a lighter story, a North Carolina jeweler refunded $500,000 to customers after a successful "white Christmas" weather gamble.

Researchers at Durham University claim that global warming is causing Alpine chamois mountain goats to shrink, with young goats weighing 25% less than they did in the 1980s. The study is cited as an example of "reaching" by climate change advocates to link every environmental change to increasing temperatures.