Sep 2, 2025
A scientific investigation into how climate change is affecting the communities, ecosystems, infrastructure, and industries of New York State.
Dec 10, 2024
This study used historical data to develop models to predict surface water temperatures in Lake Superior, Lake Huron, Lake Erie, and Lake Ontario during three future time periods under two different warming scenarios. Its projections show that by the 2071-2100 period,...
Dec 4, 2024
This study analyzes how the subsurface water temperature of Lake Michigan is responding to climate change. It finds that deep water temperatures in Lake Michigan have been rising in the winter, and the data show a shortened winter season results in higher subsurface...
Nov 25, 2024
This assessment presents various trends related to climate impacts on Lake Ontario, including lake levels, net basin water supply, ice cover, lake surface temperature, and basin air temperature.
Nov 25, 2024
This assessment presents various trends related to climate impacts on Lake Erie, including lake levels, net basin water supply, ice cover, lake surface temperature, and basin air temperature.
Nov 25, 2024
This assessment presents various trends related to climate impacts on Lake Huron, including lake levels, net basin water supply, ice cover, lake surface temperature, and basin air temperature.
Nov 25, 2024
This assessment presents various trends related to climate impacts on Lake Michigan, including lake levels, net basin water supply, ice cover, lake surface temperature, and basin air temperature.
Nov 25, 2024
This assessment presents various trends related to climate impacts on Lake Superior, including lake levels, net basin water supply, ice cover, lake surface temperature, and basin air temperature.
Nov 19, 2024
This research shows that the spatial extent of lake heatwaves has increased two-fold on average in the Great Lakes from 1995-2021, which could have widespread implications for heat-related impacts on aquatic species. It finds that the maximum spatial extent of lake...
Nov 19, 2024
This study uses a model of lake-atmosphere interactions to understand how lake surface temperature affects the Great Lakes regional summer climate. It finds that lake surface temperature variation influences atmospheric temperatures and moisture at a local scale while...
