Climate Change in the Great Lakes Region - Starting a Public Discussion

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What will global warming mean for our region? The "Climate Change in the Great Lakes Region" seminar series provides a forum for starting this important discussion. Between March and September 2007, eight experts spoke at seven sites around Wisconsin to discuss what is known, what is predicted and what can be done to adapt to a changing climate. The series began with a keynote presentation by Dr. Kevin Trenberth, a leading climate researcher from the National Center for Atmospheric Research and one of the authors of the 2007 report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Subsequent talks highlighted how climate change could affect our property, water resources, fisheries, and public health.

To continue and expand public discussion of what climate change means for the Great Lakes region, a written summary and video of each seminar PowerPoint® presentation can be downloaded free of charge from the “The Seminars” section of this Web site. After reviewing the content of these presentations, we invite you to share your thoughts not only with us but all other visitors to this Web site via our online discussion forum.

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Online Forum Invites Further Public Discussion of the Issue We want to hear from you! Have you seen any evidence that the climate is changing in the area where you live? Scientists say global warming is the driving force behind climate change. What, if anything, do you think can or should be done to stop global warming? And what actions, if any, have you personally taken or plan to take to reduce your "carbon footprint"? We invite you to share your thoughts. Seminar Series Summary Report and DVD Available An 80-page summary report and a DVD of the entire "Climate Change in the Great Lakes Region" seminar series are now available from the UW Aquatic Science Center’s online Publications Store. An essay from the summary report that describes what climate change means for Wisconsin may be read on the “Why Care about Climate Change?” section of this Web site, and a list of 17 suggestions for what each of us can do to help is featured in the “What We Can Do” section. Both were prepared by UW Aquatic Sciences Center Communicator Stephen Wittman.