Agriculture
Warm weather raises concern among Great Lakes maple syrup producers
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Warmer temperatures has forced maple syrup farmers to adapt to a changing climate and worry about the future of their industry.
Climate
Scientists explore the mysterious inner space of the subnivium
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Their research could reveal how climate change impacts Great Lakes plants and animals.
Climate change
Michigan man on decades-long quest to photograph native orchids
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Nature photographer Mark S. Carlson has spent decades finding and photographing the rarest and most beautiful orchids in Michigan, a state with some of the most species of the flowers.
Water
Peering beneath Great Lakes ice
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A recent study may lead to better predictions of wintry water conditions as researchers use new techniques to look below and listen to Great Lakes ice.
Climate
Chicago teens explore climate resilience
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A federal grant awarded to the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry will be used to teach students climate science on a sphere.
Birds
Great Lakes forest birds mostly stable or increasing
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But 25-year study by 700 birdwatchers in three national forests found that climate change restricts the range of some of them.
Climate
Animation shows Great Lakes ice cover fluctuations
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Climate change, El Nino, geography, solar reflection and other factors create a complex formula that determines how much ice forms on the Great Lakes.
Climate
Researchers get fresh Great Lakes data from aboard Beaver Island ferry
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The effort helps meet the challenge of collecting data on a complex lake with ever-changing physical conditions.
Climate change
Climate change threatens rare Minnesota orchid
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A new climate model predicts future environmental pressures on a rare orchid called the small white lady’s slipper.
Energy
Michigan researchers put price tag on climate liability for fossil-fuel plants
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Coal-fired power plants could be billion-dollar liabilities for utilities if their greenhouse gas emissions are challenged in court.