News Archive
GLISA CONNECT Archive
January 2013: Climate Assessment for Cities, Creating Climate Resilient Watershed Communities, and the Mid-Michigan Heat Model Project
1-16-2013- The Great Lakes Adaptation Assessment for Cities: Developing Climate Adaptation Plans for Great Lakes Cities
- Making Climate-Resilient Communities Through a Watershed Approach
- Mid-Michigan Heat Model Project Brief Available Read articles »
November 2012: GLISA Symposium Summary, The Midwest Technical Report to the NCA Available, and Great Lakes Climatic Divisions
11-30-2012- GLISA Symposium 2012: A Meeting of Climate Change Experts, Decision Makers, and Stakeholders
- The Midwest Technical Input Report to the National Climate Assessment
- GLISA Climate Research Tool: Great Lakes Climatic Divisions Read articles »
October 2012: Climate Science & Policy, Detroit Climate Vulnerabilities, and GLISA Symposium Details
10-16-2012- The Climate Science-Policy Nexus: How Networks Shape Policy
- Featured Project: The Lake Breeze Effect and Heat Vulnerability in Detroit
- GLISA Event: Great Lakes Climate Symposium 2012 - Register Now! Read articles »
August 2012: GLISA's 2012 Climate Assessment Grants Awarded
8-30-2012- Climate Assessment Grants: Project Descriptions
- Agricultural Best Management Practices and Models to Climate Change
- Development of an Indicator Suite and Winter Adaptation Measures for the Chicago Climate Action Plan
- Adapting to Climate Change and Variability: Planning Tools for Michigan Communities
- Assessing and Communicating Risks from Climate Variability for the Michigan Tart Cherry Industry
- Vulnerability and Risk Assessment for the Great Lakes Basin Municipalities Read articles »
July 2012: Climatologies Update, Climate Change Research, and Educational Outreach
7-30-2012- GLISA Local Climatologies Update
- Featured Project: GLISAclimate web portal
- Research Spotlight: Laura Holladay
- GLISA's Climate Change Communication Conference Read articles »
June 2012: Extreme Temperatures, Climate Change, and Agriculture
6-30-2012- Extreme Temperatures Impact Agriculture
- Featured project: Climate and Corn Based Cropping Systems
- Featured Project: Great Lakes Climate Change Literature
- Save the Date: 2012 GLISA Symposium Read articles »
April 2012: Climate Reports, Models, and Policy-making Networks
4-27-2012- Climate Assessment Grants Update
- New Report on Lake Levels
- Featured project: Describing Climate Model Uncertainty
- Featured Project: Stakeholder Network Analysis Read articles »
March 2012: Climatologies, Climate Change, and Extreme Weather Events
3-23-2012- GLISA Local Climatologies
- March Heat: Weather vs Climate
- Tornadoes and Climate Change
- Featured Project: Local Response to Extreme Heat in Michigan Read articles »
February 2012: Weird Weather, Climate Change, and Public Health
2-20-2012- GLISA-Sponsored Town Hall on Climate Change Communication
- March Webinar Series: Climate, Water, and Agriculture
- Featured project: Agricultural Impacts in Maumee Basin
- Focus: Maumee Watershed
- Michigan Climate Indexing Project Read articles »
January 2012: Climate Resources and Fisheries
1-13-2012- Fact Sheet Development for HRWC - access GLISA fact sheets on climate and its impacts
- Resource Spotlight: Video on Climate Change Impacts in the Great Lakes Region
- Featured project: Great Lakes Whitefish Management under Climate Change
- Growing the GLISA Network Read articles »
December 2011: GLISA Directions and Lake Levels
12-8-2011
- GLISA Annual Meeting: Results
- What will happen to lake levels?
- Featured project: Evaporation in Lake Superior
- GLISA Social Networking: Join the Discussion Read articles »
November 2011: Introductory Issue
10-29-2011
- GLISA Symposium 2011
- GLISA Participation in NCA
- Featured Core Team Project: Assessing Stakeholder Documents
- Featured Grant Recipient: Inputs from Winter Tourism Industry Read articles »
News Archive
GLISA Named GLIN's Site of the Month
The Great Lakes Information Network (GLIN) features GLISA as its "Site of the Month" for November 2012, recognizing GLISA's collaborative work to facilitate and promote smart responses to climate variability and change in the Great Lakes.
July 2012 Hottest Ever for Contiguous U.S.
NOAA State of the Climate Report
8-16-2012
NOAA's State of the Climate July 2012 Report includes temperature averages and differences, drought condition updates, and a year-to-date summary. Learn more »
Model Forest Policy Program Seeks Great Lakes Communities for Climate Solutions Program
Model Forest Policy Program
8-8-2012
The Model Forest Policy Program (MFPP) works with rural communities on climate change adaptation. MFPP is currently accepting applications for new communities in the Great Lakes region to enroll in their Climate Solutions University, a 10-month educational curriculum and planning program. Two Michigan counties, Alger and Delta, have participated in previous years, and case studies and stories from their involvement can be viewed here. This year, MFPP is offering separate programs for adaptation planning and implementation, with each including funding support and educational practice and guidance. The application is available online. Learn more »
GLISA 2012 Funding Opportunity
GLISA
5-2-2012
New Lake Superior Regulation Plan with State-of-the-Art Climate Research
International Upper Great Lakes Study (IUGLS) - International Joint Commission
3-28-2012
The new Lake Superior Regulation Plan 2012 provides cutting-edge information regarding climate change impacts on the upper Great Lakes. Notably, the study reports lake levels will remain relatively constant, a change from prior projections. The report was wrtiten for the International Joint Commission (IJC) and marks the end of a $14.6 million dollar five-year study. Learn more »
Farming and Climate Change Webinar Recording
Michigan State University Extension
3-12-2012
The first in a series of webinars on climate, water, and agriculture was last Friday, March 9. A recording of the presentation featuring GLISA Core Team Member and State Climatologist Jeff Andresen, is available online via Adobe Connect. Learn more »
Local Cherry Grower Concerns Related to Global Change
NPR - Michigan Radio
2-9-2012
The mild weather of this winter has local cherry growers worried that a sudden drop in temperatures will harm their crop. The drastic change from the cold of last winter is not a random spike, reports NPR. The report quotes state climatologist and GLISA Core Team member Jeff Andresen, "It's not just noise. It's something longer term and it's related to a more global signal." Learn more »
Climate Adaptation Continues Despite Politics
Great Lakes Echo
2-6-2012
While a Pew survey recently reported that climate change ranks last among public priorities, GLISA Co-Director Tom Dietz points out these kinds of polls can misrepresent actual concern, especially regarding long-term challenges like climate change. Meanwhile, climate change is happening, and adaptation projects like those mentioned in the article are heping communities to prepare. Learn more »
Summary of GLISA Working Sessions 2011
University of Michigan
11/2-3/2011
GLISA held four working sessions in the sectors of Tourism, Agriculture, Water Management, and Urban Areas as part of the GLISA Annual Meeting 2011. These sessions asked stakeholders to think about their decision-making values, and how their decisions will be affected by a range of predicted climate factors. Reponses are shaping GLISA directions for the coming year.
A summary of the working sessions is available in PDF format. Learn more »
GLISA 2012 Funding Opportunity
Great Lakes Integrated Sciences and Assessments Center
2012
GLISA will award 2 to 4 one-year grants of up to $50,000 each to organizations that will work with GLISA to address the risks of climate change and variability in the Great Lakes basin. Please submit letters of interest by May 4, 2012. Learn more »
New Study Predicts Less Severe Great Lakes Water Loss
Wall Street Journal
10-19-2011
The Wall Street Journal reported on an important finding from an article by Brent Lofgren, a scientist at the NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory in Ann Arbor, MI that is good news for Great Lakes water levels. The article features a quote highlighting climate change uncertainty by GLISA Co-Director Donald Scavia. Learn more »
"USGCRP 10-Year Research Plan Available for Public Comment"
United States Global Climate Research Program(USGCRP)
Through 11-29-2011
The US Global Change Research Program has been developing a ten year strategic plan for Federal research aimed at understanding, assessing and responding to global change, as required by the Global Change Research Act of 1990. Developed by an interagency team, the Draft Strategic Plan for 2012-2021 is now available for public comment from any interested parties. Click here to review the draft Strategic Plan and register your comments. Learn more »
GLISA Awards Funding to 5 Climate Change Projects
GLISA solicits, reviews, and selects research projects for funding on an annual basis. Funding priorities are determined, in part, with input from the Stakeholder and Science Advisory Committees.
In April 2011, GLISA announced that it would fund five one-year projects. Learn more »
"GLISA to connect climate change scientists with decision makers in the Great Lakes region"
MSU Environmental Science & Policy Program
4-1-2011
MSU ESPP reports on the founding of GLISA, its funding, and projects. Learn more »
"MSU Faculty Conversations: Tom Dietz"
MSU University Relations
4-1-2011
Tom Dietz (Sociology and ESPP) talks about his research on climate change, including the Great Lakes Regional Integrated Sciences and Assessments Center (GLISA), a joint venture he started between MSU and University of Michigan to help decision makers whose decisions will be affected by climate change. Learn more »
Past Events
GLISA's Fall 2012 Symposium
Conference
Great Lakes Integrated Sciences and Assessments Center
10-30-2012, 1:30-4:30PM
The GLISA Fall 2012 Symposium will be held on October 30, 2012. The symposium features an overview of GLISA's funded research projects, a panel discussion with the National Climate Assessment Midwest Technical Input Team, and a summary of the climate trends and anticipated impacts of climate change in the Great Lakes region. A reception will follow the symposium.
Introducing the Great Lakes Water Level Dashboard
Webinar
NOAA Climate Connection
9-17-2012, 12:00PM
Dr. Drew Gronewold of NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory will introduce and demonstrate a new tool for examining changes in water levels in the Great Lakes. Access the dashboard here. Learn more »
Making Climate Change Data Relevant at a Local Level
Webinar
Ohio State University: Changing Climate
9-18-2012, 12:00PM
This free webinar will discuss how researchers develop climate data products that can be useful to a wide variety of communities, how climate change can be evident in specific sets of impacts such as heat waves and intense precipitation, and how future projections of local and regional climate change can account for the uncertainty inherent in climate modelingPresented by Dan Vimont, Associate Professor of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences at the University of Wisconsin – Madison and the Bryson Distinguished Professor of Climate, People, and the Environment. Please pre-register. Learn more »
Tribal Climate Adaptation Planning Workshop
Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals (ITEP)
June 5-7, 2012
Green Bay, WI
This workshop provides an introduction to planning for climate change impacts, highlighting what some tribes in the region are doing. It is intended for tribal environmental and natural resource professionals who expect to be involved in climate change adaptation planning. This workshop employs a variety of instructional methods including lectures, discussions, tribal case studies, and a field trip. There are no registration fees. Learn more »
Friday Webinars: Water, Climate, and Agriculture
Michigan State University Extension
March 9, 16, 23, 30, and April 13, 2012
1:00 - 2:00pm EST
Michigan State University Extension will host a series of five webinars on Friday afternoons at 1:00pm EST beginning on March 9th. The series is designed for farmers, agricultural professionals, and state and federal agency personnel. Topics include impacts of climate variability on farming, water policy, social aspects, and water availability. Learn more »
Erb Colloquium: Organized Climate Change Denial: Sources, Actors, Strategies and Impacts
1-23-2012
12:00 - 1:30 pm
University of Michigan Ross School of Business, Room E0550
701 Tappan St
Ann Arbor, MI
Renowned environmental sociologist Riley Dunlap gave a talk entitled, "Organized Climate Change Denial: Sources, Actors, Strategies and Impacts," at the Erb Colloquium. Dunlap, a Regents Professor and Lawrence L. and Georgia Ina Dresser Professor of Sociology at Oklahoma State University, studies concern and opinion regarding the environment and climate change, including the environmental movement. The Erb Colloquium series is an informal gathering to discuss the latest research in sustainable enterprise from both within and outside the University . Learn more »
Public Town Hall: Increasing Public Understanding of Climate Risks and Choices
1-20-2012
6:30 - 8:00 pm
University of Michigan Ross School of Business, Blau Auditorium
701 Tappan St
Ann Arbor, MI
GLISA co-sponsored this Erb Institute for Sustainable Enterprise town hall meeting on public understanding of climate risks and choices. The event was a unique opportunity to participate in a major gathering of the most innovative thinkers and leaders in the climate change debate. Opening remarks summarizing the day's workshop were presented by leading representatives from government, religious groups, business, academia and the non-profit sectors. The town hall dialogue and Q & A session were informed by the summary and key findings of a private workshop convening earlier the same day. Learn more »
Integrated Assessment and Global Climate Modeling Lecture Series: Global Agricultural Water Use
1-9-2012
12:00 pm
University of Michigan School of Natural Resources and Environment
Samuel T. Dana Building Room 1024
440 Church St
Ann Arbor, MI
This public lecture, "Are we getting enough crop per drop? Trends in global agricultural water use," was presented by Kate A. Brauman, a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Minnesota's Institute for the Environment. Brauman's research focuses on the interaction of land-use change and water resources. This lecture was the first of four in the series. Learn more »
GLISA Symposium 2011
University of Michigan
11-3-2011
The GLISA Symposium on November 3 featured speakers from the core management team and GLISA-funded projects. Speakers discussed research on downscaled climate data, stakeholder assessments, lake evaporation, and impacts on fisheries, water management, agriculture, and public health. The symposium concluded with a keynote address by Kathy Jacobs, director of the National Climate Assessment, who highlighted the new assessment design.
Video recordings from the symposium are available on the Great Lakes Climate section of our site. Learn more »
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