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Science Says What? Global worming and the Great Lakes (yes, you read that right)

Sharon Oosthoek — Thu, 30 Nov 2023 20:45:19 +0000

Science Says What? is a monthly column written by Great Lakes now contributor Sharon Oosthoek exploring what science can tell us about what’s happening beneath and above the waves of our beloved Great Lakes and their watershed.

Invasion of the earthworms! It sounds like a bad Hollywood movie, but science can be stranger than fiction.

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As Great Lakes warm, collaboration and Indigenous self-determination are keys to adapting

Interlochen Public Radio — Tue, 21 Nov 2023 18:45:23 +0000

By Izzy Ross, Interlochen Public Radio

This coverage is made possible through a partnership with IPR and Grist, a nonprofit independent media organization dedicated to telling stories of climate solutions and a just future.

The five Great Lakes are among the fastest-warming bodies of water on Earth.

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Canada says it can fight climate change and be major oil nation. Massive fires may force a reckoning

The Associated Press — Thu, 09 Nov 2023 18:34:36 +0000

By Suman Naishadham and Victor Caivano, Associated Press

FORT MCMURRAY, Canada (AP) — During a May wildfire that scorched a vast swath of spruce and pine forest in northwestern Canada, Julia Cardinal lost a riverside cabin that was many things to her: retirement project, gift from from her husband, and somewhere to live by nature, as her family had done for generations.

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New University of Michigan led initiative expands climate research across borders

Gary Wilson — Fri, 27 Oct 2023 15:00:54 +0000

When it comes to fostering resilience in the face of climate change in the waters that border the U.S. and Canada, hydrologist Drew Gronewold wants the region to be a “role model for the world.”

Gronewald is leading a new U.S. – Canada and sovereign nations effort to establish a research center designed to strengthen climate change resilience in communities that span international boundaries and jurisdictions.

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In warming Great Lakes, climate triage means some cold waters won’t be saved

Bridge Michigan — Fri, 06 Oct 2023 16:00:03 +0000

By Kelly House, Bridge Michigan

The Great Lakes News Collaborative includes Bridge Michigan; Circle of Blue; Great Lakes Now at Detroit Public Television; and Michigan Radio, Michigan’s NPR News Leader; who work together to bring audiences news and information about the impact of climate change, pollution, and aging infrastructure on the Great Lakes and drinking water.

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Book Review: Saving our changing menu in the Great Lakes region and beyond

Capri S. Cafaro — Fri, 29 Sep 2023 17:00:08 +0000

The Great Lakes region is known for its abundance. Vineyards flourish near the shores of lakes Erie and Michigan. Maple trees flow freely with sap that is made into syrup every spring. And of course, Great Lakes’ freshwater fish like perch, walleye and whitefish make their way onto our dinner plates.

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Looking for a US ‘climate haven’ away from heat and disaster risks? Good luck finding one

The Conversation — Tue, 05 Sep 2023 20:00:14 +0000

By Julie Arbit, Brad Bottoms and Earl Lewis, University of Michigan

is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.

Southeast Michigan seemed like the perfect “climate haven.”

“My family has owned my home since the ‘60s.

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A Community-Led Approach To Stopping Flooding Expands

Borderless Magazine — Thu, 24 Aug 2023 16:10:10 +0000

By Maia McDonald and Katrina Pham, Borderless

This piece is part of a collaboration that includes the Institute for Nonprofit News, Borderless, Ensia, Planet Detroit, Sahan Journal, and Wisconsin Watch, as well as the Guardian and Inside Climate News. The project was supported by the Joyce Foundation.

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Toxins from cyanobacterial blooms can be airborne, but the threat to public health is unclear

Michigan Radio — Wed, 23 Aug 2023 17:38:20 +0000

By Lester Graham, Michigan Radio

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Survival of wild rice threatened by climate change, increased rainfall in northern Minnesota

Sahan Journal — Tue, 22 Aug 2023 15:51:44 +0000

By Andrew Hazzard, Sahan Journal

ONAMIA, MINN.—Todd Moilanen paddles gently through wild rice beds on Ogechie Lake, trying not to disturb a loon sleeping on its back on a nest of reeds a few feet away.

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