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Scientists Look Again At Great Lakes And Climate Change
Posted by Ashland Current: None Given on October 21st, 2011
Ashland Current: A recent study of climate change and Great Lakes water levels suggests that while temperatures warm, more water could stay in the Great Lakes than previously anticipated.
The study, conducted at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory in Michigan, was published in the Journal of Great Lakes Research.
The researchers involved in the study predict a smaller drop or even a rise in lake water levels in different scenarios of climate change....
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Researchers look into Wisconsin climate report implications
Posted by Ashland Current: None Given on March 28th, 2011
Ashland Current: Ask a roomful of Wisconsinites if they think the climate has changed during their lifetimes and the response is often a unanimous yes, says the Unversity of Wisconsin - Extension.
While most people remember stories from their parents and grandparents about how bad--or good--the weather used to be, UW-Madison scientists have documented the changes in Wisconsin's climate that have occurred over the past 60 years. These include a 1.3-degree-Fahrenheit increase in the annual average temperature (2.5...