Webinar: Climate Change & Harmful Algal Blooms in Maumee Bay
June 2014 Webinar Transcript Harmful algal blooms (HABs) are a global problem and have reemerged as a concern in Lake Erie during the last decade. While some have hypothesized HABs[...]
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Climate Change
Climate Change is a global problem, but a specific subset of its challenges are already affecting the Great Lakes Region.
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Species Migration
Insects like the monarch butterfly are predicted to migrate north as temperatures rise across the Great Lakes region.
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Crop Yields
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.
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Forest Diversity
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.
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Rising Temperatures
Rising temperatures and increased extreme rainfall events could increase water contamination through thousands of combined sewer systems in the region.
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Droughts and Floods
Climate Change will increase both droughts and floods in the Great Lakes region, severely affecting agriculture, an important industry in most Great Lakes states.
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Drinking Water
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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Webinar: Climate Change Impacts on Wildlife
Webinar Transcript Zuckerberg Presentation (PDF Download) Iler Presentation (PDF Download) Climate change in the Great Lakes region and beyond is expected to promote shifts in the ranges and phenology of[...]
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Webinar: Climate Change and Extreme Weather
Hoerling Presentation Boustead Presentation Webinar Transcript Severe weather has plagued all parts of the US, including the Great Lakes, over the past decade, from floods to droughts, from blizzards to[...]
Webinar: Adaptation and forest management in Great Lakes forests
Presentation Slides March 2014 Climate Webinar Transcript Forest managers and landowners have a big role to play in preparing for continued climate change. The Climate Change Response Framework is a[...]
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Webinar: Predicting Carbon Storage of Great Lakes Forests in the Year 2050
Presentation Slides Webinar Transcript Forests across North-Central and North-Eastern North America historically have been responsible for most of the continent’s biological carbon storage, helping to slow atmospheric CO2 increases. However,[...]
Webinar: Movement of Climate Change Knowledge Through Social Networks
People learn about climate change from different places, from the events they attend to published works they read or author. And everyone, from climate scientists to the general public, receives[...]
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Webinar: Climate Change Impacts on Fisheries in Lakes Michigan & Huron
Great Lakes fishery managers and stakeholders have little information regarding how climate change could affect the management of recreationally and commercially important fisheries, which have been valued at more than[...]
Webinar: Climate Change & Harmful Algal Blooms
Harmful algal blooms continue to be a problem for the Lake Erie ecosystem and lakeshore communities, and predicted climate change impacts like increased heavy precipitation and higher temperatures have the[...]
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Climate Ready Ohio
The Climate Ready Ohio PowerPoint slides are designed to replace or complement some of the slides in NOAA’s Climate Ready Great Lakes. In addition, these notes provide suggestions for small[...]
Great Lakes Port & Harbor: Infrastructure Matrix & Dredging Cost Estimate Tool
The Matrix was designed to help communities identify the current “value” of their navigational and port infrastructure, allowing them to extrapolate the potential costs for maintaining these resources in the[...]
Great Lakes Climate News and Events- Image from space shows lake effect snow January 12, 2015
- Scientists: Weather impacts Lake Erie dead zones' January 7, 2015
- Study: Less lake effect snow, more rain near Great Lakes as climate changes December 8, 2014