AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoTick-bite surge: ER visits for tick bites are hitting their highest levels for this time of year since 2017, with CDC-linked spikes across the Northeast and Midwest as warmer weather boosts tick activity and Lyme disease remains the most common tick-borne illness. Air quality alerts: Heat and ground-level ozone are driving air quality warnings across much of the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic, including New Hampshire, urging people—especially kids, seniors, and those with lung or heart conditions—to limit time outdoors. Heat + storms: New Hampshire is bracing for muggy, potentially record-setting warmth Tuesday into Wednesday, with thunderstorms that could turn strong in some areas. Water worries: A Dartmouth study highlights the cruel tradeoff of climate change—storms are getting more intense and clustered, yet the region can still end up drier and more stressed for groundwater. Local governance: Gilford’s selectboard voted down a timber guardrail upgrade for a new public works garage, choosing cost savings over aesthetics.
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