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The link between climate change and the spread of invasive species
Published on September 25, 2015
Highly adaptable non-native plants have a competitive edge in a changing climate. -
The science behind El Niño
Published on September 25, 2015
What drives the climate phenomena with the power to impact weather across the globe. -
Facilitation can help difficult discussions about climate change
Published on April 13, 2015
Facilitated conversations around the issue of climate change reduce conflict. Many gardeners are still inquiring about the updated plant hardiness zone map issued in 2012. -
Forest evolution
Published on March 3, 2015
Climate change is certain to create new physical environments for forests. Forests will certainly take on new forms. What, exactly, those forms will be has researchers and resource managers thinking. -
Evidence of glaciation is everywhere in Michigan
Published on February 18, 2015
Save the date! To learn more about how glaciers helped to form Michigan’s soils and landscape features. -
You vacation based on climate, but you pack based on weather
Published on February 9, 2015
While 2014 was reported as the warmest year on record globally, the Great Lakes region experienced one of the coldest winters on record last year. What gives? The answer lies in the difference between weather and climate. -
Who is talking climate and hydrofluorocarbons?
Published on January 15, 2015
Annual BBC reports summarize climate change and international actions to reducing a leading greenhouse gas. -
End-of-the-year results for tackling climate change globally
Published on January 15, 2015
The conversation on climate change continues to evolve in a direction several countries view as extremely encouraging. -
How is the water cycle affected by climate change?
Published on September 18, 2014
Water is constantly in motion, rising into the atmosphere as evaporation and falling as precipitation. How climate change impacts the water cycle is a topic of the Third National Climate Assessment. -
Climate change and water resources – a national assessment
Published on September 18, 2014
Climate change may have significant impacts on water resources use and management according to the Third National Climate Assessment.