With new climate reports being published on daily basis, many insist the negative severity of climate change is here to stay and threatening these 5 beloved Christmas traditions according to the Smithsonian magazine: :
Number 5 -- Reindeer -- Endangered populations are decreasing as reindeer lose more of the lichen-rich habitat needed to nourish them due to warmer temperatures and changing landscapes.
Number 4 -- Christmas Trees -- Recent extreme temperatures, droughts, and floods as well as the possible spread of root rot have farmers uncertain if they can keep producing firs and pines at current numbers.
Number 3 -- White Christmas -- Snow cools the Earth, supplies water, shelters animals, and fuels winter sports, among other benefits. Declining snow cover from 1966 to 2010 in the Northern Hemisphere has many expecting a snowy Christmas to become a thing of the past.
Number 2 -- Hot Cocoa -- Two West African countries provide 50 percent of the Earth's chocolate. As land appropriate for growing cacao disappears, chocolate will be sold at higher prices.
Number 1 -- North Pole -- Not only has Canada recently claimed Santa's home, but if we accept it's been turning to water and ice-free summers will come as soon as 2016, Santa has probably drowned. Don't tell the kids.
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