In winter 2023-24, the Great Lakes’ ice cover was near record lows, peaking at just 16%. Researchers explain how diminishing ice could have consequences for fisheries, and how species are evolving.
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Lakes in the northern hemisphere are rapidly losing their ice cover due to rising greenhouse gas emissions. The only way to preserve lake ice is to limit GHG emissions and slow down climate change.
Shoreline communities are already faltering under the weight of billions of dollars in damages — and worrying that climate change will continue to make things even worse.
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Director and Professor, Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research, University of Windsor
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Postdoctoral Researcher in Microbiology, University of Tennessee
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Professor of Microbiology, University of Tennessee
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Professor and York University Research Chair in Global Change Biology; Director of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research Global Water Academy, York University, Canada
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Professor, Department of Biology, State University of New York at New Paltz
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Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Windsor
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Reader and NERC Independent Research Fellow, Bangor University
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Visiting Scholar, Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research, University of Windsor