climate disruption

This is the second half of a series on heat islands around the Great Lakes. Part one is on the human health cost. Part two is on the science behind combating the urban heat island effect, solutions to the complex problem, and the role the Great Lakes play.

From mosquitoes to sewer overflows, the heat and moisture of a changing climate are creating new health threats in the Great Lakes region, prompting a call to educate residents and doctors about the risks.

What Michigan farmers are up against in the changing climate and growing seasons. Also today, what’s wrong with Michigan’s housing stock. A discussion on a new study of statewide housing needs. Growing interest in native plants. Then, a short history of Gerrymandering in the United States and Michigan lessons about reclaiming representation.

U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland spoke at the University of Michigan about climate change. She was repeatedly and persistently interrupted by a protester.

Michigan's climate is changing, meaning winters will include more rain and mud, less snow and ice. That's a threat to time-honored traditions such as ice fishing, dog sledding, cross-country skiiing, snowmobiling, and playing in the snow.

A University of Michigan study compared the costs of buying and owning electric, hybrid, and gasoline vehicles in 14 U.S. cities, including Detroit.

Demand for electric vehicles is slipping, the intersection of art and AI, a Polish-food pop-up, and how climate change is affecting autumn colors.

The Great Lakes basin is warming which could spell doom for some cold water species of fish. Officials are beginning to acknowledge not everything can be saved.

The National Science Foundation has awarded a $5 million grant to establish a center to research ways to make communities along water shared by countries more resilient to climate change.

Federal money can be used to restore wetlands, buy property to use as a buffer, and invest in nature-based infrastructure.