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Climate Change of the Great Lakes Region What's New | General Resources | Related Resources 
What's New Indiana Dunes threatened by climate change, report warns Chicago Tribune (11/18) Experts say some noticeable changes already affecting plants, wildlife. Lake Superior becoming warmer, windier United Press International (11/16) A University of Wisconsin-Madison study suggests the world's largest freshwater lake by surface area, Lake Superior, is becoming warmer. Wildlife Federation meets at MSU to assess global warming in state Lansing State Journal (11/7) Michigan’s $5 billion recreational and tourism industry could experience thousands of job losses because of climate change threatening natural resources, according to members of the National Wildlife Federation at their Nov. 4 meeting. Obama EPA adviser on Great Lakes says climate change will dictate restoration efforts Metro-Cleveland (10/29) Cameron Davis, Great Lakes 'czar' for the Obama administration, says that climate change will drive future clean-up efforts on the lakes. Conferees vote to increase U.S. EPA funding by 36% The New York Times (10/28) House and Senate conferees yesterday approved a $10.3 billion spending plan to fund U.S. EPA for fiscal 2010, a 36 percent boost over last year's levels, including $475 million for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative. Candidates answer questions about North Country issues Watertown Daily Times (10/27) Last week, the Watertown Daily Times' editorial board rapped the three 23rd Congressional District candidates for their combined lack of focus on the north country's "bread-and-butter concerns," such as power, transportation and the environment. By Monday, two candidates had decided to address some of the outstanding questions the newspaper raised.
General Resources Climate Change The Lake Huron Centre for Coastal Conservation Through research and education, the Coastal Centre is raising the awareness of climate change locally, and encouraging individuals, school groups and communities to pay more attention to this important issue. Climate Change Environment Canada A clearinghouse of climate change related information. Climate Change and Variability Program NOAA, Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (GLERL) This research program brings together projects that examine the potential effects of climate change on the Great Lakes water resources and ecosystem. Global Climate Change Resources Sustainable Minnesota Information on climate change in Minnesota and worldwide as well as plots of annual temperature trends. Global Warming Impacts on the Great Lakes U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) A joint project of EPA, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Park Service, this report outlines the potential effects of climate change on wildlife and wildlands in the Great Lakes and Upper Midwest. Great Lakes Regional Climate Change Assessment The Great Lakes assessment is one of 19 regional assessments sponsored by the U.S. EPA and coordinated by the U.S. Global Change Research Program. The Great Lakes Regional Assessment team consists of more than 30 faculty, research associates, graduate and undergraduate students, and external collaborators from around the region. Register now for their March 22 workshop: Climate Change and Agriculture in the Great Lakes Region. Impacts of Climate Change on the Great Lakes Basin Environment Canada and NOAA The goal of this 1998 project is to improve our understanding of the complex interactions between climate variability and change, the environment, and social and economic systems so that informed regional adaptation responses can be developed for the sustainable management of the Basin. Midwestern Governernor’s Energy Security and Climate Stewarship Platform Midwest Governors Association Midwestern governors and Canadian premiers signed ambitious regional accords intended to stimulate economic development and job creation via a comprehensive set of renewable and low-carbon energy technologies and strategies. The Great Lakes Regional Assessment Sponsored by the the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and coordinated by the U.S. Global Change Research Program, this Great Lakes project is one of 19 regional assessments studying the impacts of climate change. The Potential Impacts of Global Warming on the Great Lakes Region Includes critical findings for the Great Lakes region from the first National Assessment of the Potential Consequences of Climate Variability and Change. The Science of Climate Change Environment Canada An explanation of climate change and how it could affect the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence region.
Related Resources GLIN: Agencies and Organizations, Weather GLIN: Climate Change Research in the Great Lakes Region GLIN: Environmental Research in the Great Lakes Region GLIN: Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Hydrology GLIN: Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Water Flows GLIN: Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Water Levels GLIN: Weather and Climate in the Great Lakes Region
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