Nov 8, 2024
This article uses a hydrology model to investigate changes in the distribution of surface runoff and streamflow in the four U.S. states surrounding Lake Michigan, evaluating projections for three time spans throughout the 21st century. It finds that that streamflow is...
Nov 8, 2024
This research examines climate change impacts under low- to high-emission scenarios at 99 ski areas in the American Midwest market with snowmaking. Results are compared with previous studies that neglected snowmaking as a climate risk management strategy, possibly...
Nov 7, 2024
This assessment aims to inform decision-makers, utility and natural resource managers, public health officials, emergency planners, and other stakeholders by providing a thorough examination of the effects of climate change on the Midwest, including the Great Lakes...
Nov 7, 2024
This report summarizes the various effects that the state of Michigan will likely experience over the next century as a result of climate change.
Nov 6, 2024
This article presents findings from a series of qualitative interviews with business representatives in two Great Lakes destinations to highlight major climate challenges facing the region’s tourism sector. Its results support existing research which finds that...
Nov 6, 2024
This paper estimates trends in abundance of common fish species using long-term fish community surveys that were carried out in the Michigan waters of Lake Huron using bottom trawls from 1976 to 2006. Its results show that all but three common species significantly...
Aug 27, 2024
This paper documents changes in aquatic environments of lakes Huron, Erie, and Ontario from 1968 to 2002. Mean annual air temperature and surface water temperature increased over this 34-year period at varying rates on each lake.
Aug 13, 2024
This research provides insights into how messages about climate change and opportunities for adaptation or for adopting mitigating behaviors might most effectively be presented to residents of the Grand Traverse Bay region.
Aug 13, 2024
This article analyzes nutrient sources contributing to phosphorus loads from the Detroit River watershed contributing to Lake Erie algal blooms, suggesting much more should be done to effectively reduce phosphorus loads to safe levels.
Aug 13, 2024
This paper describes the potential impacts of warming temperatures and changing precipitation on plants, wildlife, invasive species, pests, and agricultural ecosystems across the multi-state region centered on Chicago, Illinois.
