Monday, June 30, 2014

Great Lakes News

<> New Report Outlines Climate Change Effects in Great Lakes Region - A collaborative group from the University of Michigan and Michigan State University have released a new report on the predicted effects of climate change on the Great Lakes region.

<> Creeping Up on Unsuspecting Shores: The Great Lakes, in a Welcome Turnaround - Scientists attribute the resurgence of water levels to an unusually cold winter that limited evaporation as well as heavy precipitation in the winter and spring. . .

<> Warning of 'disaster,' two Cayuga County state reps seek rejection of Lake Ontario plan - Two of Cayuga County's state representatives want Congress to reject a plan developed by the International Joint Commission that recommends allowing water levels to vary naturally in order to restore Lake Ontario's wetlands. . .