Emergency responders are readying for Lake Superior oil shipping proposals.
CIGLR
Michigan’s Sleeping Bear gets hot wake up call
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The northwest part of Michigan’s lower peninsula has already warmed two degrees Celsius since pre-industrial times, double that in most of the rest of the country, according to an analysis of federal temperature data dating back to 1895.
Catch of the Day
Great Lakes climate crisis solutions featured by reporting collaboration
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It’s a coordinated look at Midwest attempts to limit greenhouse gases.
Climate
Canadian study: Wide water level swings, erratic snowfall in store for Great Lakes
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The first comprehensive look at climate change impacts on Canada says the country is warming twice as fast as much of the rest of the world.
Climate
Harsh weather could lead to earlier school year in Michigan
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This winter’s polar vortex may have given Michigan school districts leverage for eliminating a state requirement that their start dates must be after Labor Day, with implications for tourism and other businesses.
Agriculture
Strawberry farmers assess polar vortex damage, take precautions against cold
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Now is the most crucial time to ensure a productive strawberry crop, experts say. Precautions are needed to avoid misshapen berries with poor color that could allow large strawberry-producing states to displace the market for local fruit.
Climate
Poor mixing of nutrients among looming climate change impacts
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A temperature change of 3 to 4 degrees is also big enough to push back annual events, such as bird migrations and the developmental stages of plants, experts say.
Climate
New climate study matches cities to their future selves
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Local officials say study could help them prepare their cities for climate change, including planting different species of trees.
CIGLR
Researchers to sharpen Great Lakes ice alerts
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The data is available. Now the challenge is to provide it in a way that helps Great Lakes shippers and ice breakers.
Climate
Changing climate challenges potato growers, chip makers
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A new study suggests warming temperatures could jeopardize Michigan’s position as a top potato producer.
Climate
When the mitten needed a mitten
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From NASA’s Earth Observatory: “You can almost feel that cold in this natural-color image, acquired on January 27, 2019, by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra satellite. Cloud streets and lake-effect snow stretch across the scene, as frigid Arctic winds blew over the Great Lakes. More here.