Truffle-gate and settled science: Is carbon dioxide really good *and* really bad for truffles?

Global warming: Can the San Bernardino flying squirrel be saved? | Greenspace | Los Angeles Times

According to the center, the squirrel's habitat is moving up-slope as temperatures warm. Truffles, its primary food, depend on wet, cool conditions that could be altered by climate-induced drought.

Flashback: Global warming good news for truffle lovers - Sustainable Business Oregon

New research from Oregon State University indicates that the warming world may be good news for chefs who cook with truffles and the entrepreneurs who make their money selling the often smelly fungi.

Prized truffles, which can sell for as much as $1,500 per pound, favor hotter, drier forest habitats, scientists say.

Flashback: Europe's truffle shortage blamed on global warming - USATODAY.com

Farmers say production is down by 50-75% this winter season and they blame global warming, warning that if thermometers keep rising — as many scientists predict they could — France's black truffle will one day be just a memory.