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Paris climate agreement

Published on December 21, 2015
Adoption of a historic accord is designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions impacting the planet.
Greenhouse gases: Their impact on climate change

Published on December 21, 2015
Many scientists are predicting the Earth is heading toward a global warming danger zone and humans are responsible for most of it by upsetting the balance in the natural ecosystem.
Climate science, Part 2

Published on December 14, 2015
Climate Science Principle 1: The sun is the primary source of energy for Earth’s climate system.
Climate science, Part 1

Published on November 12, 2015
What is climate literacy?
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.