Category: Climate Crisis
Rare cloud formation graces the skies in these two Canadian cities
This fall, residents of Vancouver, B.C., and Ottawa, Ont., were lucky enough to witness an unusual, picturesque phenomena known as asperitas clouds. Resembling a churning sea on a stormy day, … Continued
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After decades, lake trout restored to sustainable levels in Lake Superior
After the population of Lake Superior’s top predator fish fell by 95%, the lake trout restoration effort has returned it to sustainable levels, researchers say.
Stateside: Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024
In today’s episode, a look into Michigan’s birth control access project taking place this month. Then, a discussion on the stockpiling of Plan B. Also, a mother of eight talks about her new cookbook. Lastly, how a tornado impacted a local election, and more information about cyanobacteria in the lakes.
The fight to keep invasive grass carp out of the Great Lakes
The Great Lakes system system is no stranger to invasive species, but grass carp could upend the Great Lakes’ ecology, as well as the operations of some of the world’s most significant freshwater commercial fisheries. So far, the Great Lakes have successfully held grass carp at bay. Those involved in managing the grass carp — not to mention the fishermen who rely on the abundance of native fish — can only hope that success is sustainable.
Dyer: Climate conference engagement unprecedented
What is truly remarkable is that some 200 countries are actively engaged with it.
Baranyai: COP29 summit adds to collective despair
Reality seems to be unfolding in a fun house mirror
Pressed for powder, study finds ski areas are relying more on snowmaking
By Danielle Kaeding, Wisconsin Public Radio
This article was republished here with permission from Wisconsin Public Radio.
Ski hills in Wisconsin are relying more on snowmaking and other strategies to adapt to changing snow conditions due to climate change, according to a new study.
What Trump can do to reverse US climate policy − and what he probably can’t change
By Gautam Jain, Columbia University
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As the U.S. prepares for another Trump administration, one area unambiguously in the incoming president’s crosshairs is climate policy.
Although he has not released an official climate agenda, Donald Trump’s playbook from his last stint in the Oval Office and his frequent complaints about clean energy offer some clues to what’s ahead.
4 things to know about a youth-led court case against Ontario’s climate plans
By Fatima Syed, The Narwhal
The Great Lakes News Collaborative includes Bridge Michigan, Circle of Blue, Great Lakes Now at Detroit PBS, Michigan Public and The Narwhal who work together to bring audiences news and information about the impact of climate change, pollution, and aging infrastructure on the Great Lakes and drinking water.
Trump Wins, Planet Loses
By Tik Root, Grist
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Donald J. Trump will once again be president of the United States.
The Associated Press called the race for Trump early Wednesday morning, ending one of the costliest and most turbulent campaign cycles in the nation’s history.