Climate Change in Michigan

In response to the landmark US government Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States the Detroit Free Press published a summary of expected impacts from climate change on Michigan and the Great Lakes.

The Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States study, is a product of the combined scientific and technical experts in the United States Government, including the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency, the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Defense, NASA, the Smithsonian Institution, and numerous leading University Scientists from across the country.

The Free Press reported that "By the end of this century, Michigan could face more simmering Texas-style heat in summer, more Seattle-like downpours in other seasons and levels of some Great Lakes that are as much as 2 feet lower. Those are among the worst-case scenarios in a new study on climate change compiled by 13 federal agencies. Past reports have targeted the global effects of rising global-warming gases, but the latest report covers findings for the United States."

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