Most of the United States is gearing up for the fast approaching summer months, traces of the icy winter far behind them, but the Great Lakes are just thawing out after a record-breaking seven months of being frozen.The NOAA declared all the Great Lakes officially...
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GLISA Announces 2014 Grants Competition
Call for Letters of Interest (PDF)Submit a Letter of InterestThe 2014 Great Lakes Climate Assessment Grants Call for Letters of Interest is now open. This year GLISA will conduct a two-tiered funding competition. Funding awards will be in two categories: Emerging...
Great Lakes now clear of ice? Hello, summer.
For the first time in seven months, the Great Lakes is now free of ice, at least according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), which officially declared the start of summer in the Great Lakes region Tuesday. However, the NOAA's announcement...
Surprise! Icebergs Spotted in Lake Superior
Though it's starting to feel like summer in the Great Lakes region, with temperatures soaring into the 80s (Fahrenheit), icebergs are still loitering in Lake Superior — a reminder of an especially harsh winter. Last week, a marine warden with the Wisconsin Department...
Lake Superior may see coldest surface water since 1979
Surface-water temperatures above the deepest parts of Lake Superior are expected to be at least 6 degrees Fahrenheit colder than normal by August, delaying the onset of the evaporation season and raising water levels at a faster-than-normal clip. Those are some of the...
Lake Superior Still Frozen
A long and brutal winter has left Lake Superior frozen on the surface well into spring. According to Detroit News, the surface water over the deepest sections of Lake Superior are at least 6 degrees colder than normal. This weather anomaly will delay the point at...
Lake Superior Water Temperature Forecast
Anyone who lived in the Upper Peninsula this past winter, or anywhere in Michigan for that matter, will forever remember the brutal winter of 2013–2014 for its scarily low temperatures, icy drives, and all-around outdoor dreariness. Now that it’s finally warm again,...
Lake Superior's frigid summer forecast: Coldest surface water since 1979?
U-M and Headwaters Economics Launch Interactive Map to Support Climate Change Adaptation Planning in Great Lakes Region
New Climate Resource: Freezing Rain in the Great Lakes
GLISA participated in a winter climate adaptation project focused on Chicago, IL. Freezing rain events were identified as a weather hazard that are important to city planners and decision makers. As part of the project, GLISA researched how freezing rain events are...