A black mound of Canadian oil waste is rising over Detroit The New York Times (5/17) A three-story pile of petroleum coke that covers an entire city block is continuing to grow along the banks of the Detroit River. Detroit’s ever-growing black mountain is the unloved, unwanted and long overlooked byproduct of Canada’s oil sands boom.
New documentary explains how ice continues to shape Great Lakes region WKAR - Michigan Public Radio (5/14) The Great Lakes formed thousands of years ago when a glacier moved across the region and melted. The film "Project:Ice" depicts the important role ice continues to play in the Great Lakes Basin.
Forum to feature lake level experts Owen Sound Sun Times (4/24) An upcoming forum in Tobermory, Ont., entitled Challenges of a Changing Lake, aims to create more dialogue about declining water levels in Lake Huron and Georgian Bay.
COMMENTARY: Harmful algae blooms plague Lake Erie again National Geographic (4/24) While the recurrence of toxic algae blooms in Lake Erie may stir painful memories of the 1960-70s when Lake Erie was declared dead, don't lose hope. There are many programs working to improve conditions.
General Resources 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.
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.
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.