Climate Change is a global problem, but a specific subset of its challenges are already affecting the Great Lakes Region.
Insects like the monarch butterfly are predicted to migrate north as temperatures rise across the Great Lakes region.
If climate change continues as predicted, corn and soybean yields in Great Lake states like Ohio and Indiana could decrease 20-30% by 2049 and 40-80% by 2090.
Changing precipitation and higher temperatures could change what types of trees grow in the Great Lakes region, potentially causing great losses to these states’ timber industries.
Rising temperatures and increased extreme rainfall events could increase water contamination through thousands of combined sewer systems in the region.
Climate Change will increase both droughts and floods in the Great Lakes region, severely affecting agriculture, an important industry in most Great Lakes states.
More than 11 million people rely on Lake Erie for their drinking water, putting them at risk for illness from contaminated water.
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