What's New Mich., Wis. to cooperate on climate change issues Bloomberg Businessweek (9/2) Michigan and Wisconsin plan to work together to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and determine the best strategies to adapt to climate change as part of an effort to protect the Great Lakes region.
Sink or source? Figuring Great Lakes' role in climate change Chicago Tribune (8/16) A researcher at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee has been using the Lake Express ferry as a mobile laboratory since 2006 to tackle an unresolved question: Do the Great Lakes soak up carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, the way forests do? Or do they behave "like we do," by exhaling it?
Climate Change Resources for Coastal Communities (8/5) Coastal communities in a quandary about climate change are getting help from an informative NOAA resource, the Coastal Climate Adaptation website. The site was recently updated to include new functionality and additional opportunities to discuss climate-related topics.
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.
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.