Climate Change and Wisconsin´s Great Lakes

Earth´s climate is changing and human activities that increase heat-trapping ("green house") gases are the main cause. Earth´s average temperature has increased 1.4 °F since 1850. The eight warmest years on record have occurred since 1998. Increasing temperatures have led to changes in rainfall patterns and snow and ice cover. These changes could have severe effects on the Great Lakes and the plants, wildlife, and people who depend on them. To learn about climate change, please visit the following websites.

General climate change information and actions we can all take to help (includes a special section for teachers and students):
EPA Climate Change [exit DNR]

Climate change and the Great Lakes:
International Assn. for Great Lakes Research Climate Change [exit DNR]
Union of Concerned Scientists [exit DNR]

Keweenaw Now articles on climate change in the Lake Superior Basin:
Lake Superior warming fast [exit DNR]
Lake Superior Basin feeling heat: Part 2 [exit DNR]
Businesses feel the heat: Lake Superior warms up, part 3 [exit DNR]