Science to Meet Challenges of Climate Change in the Great Lakes
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What is the difference between climate and weather?
Weather is...The state of the atmosphere with respect to wind, temperature, cloudiness, moisture, pressure, etc. Weather refers to these conditions at a given point in time.*
Climate is...The composite or generally prevailing weather conditions of a region, throughout the year, averaged over a series of years.*
An Ecosystem is...a geographically specified system of organisms (including humans), and the environment and the processes that control its dynamics.
* Information from NOAA's National Weather Service Glossary
Upcoming Workshop
Climate Change Impacts on Great Lakes Ecosystem
Columbus, Ohio
May 12 - 14 2008
GLERL and the Great Lakes Cooperative Institute, via Ohio State University, are
hosting a Climate Impacts on Great Lakes Ecosystems/ three-day workshop in Columbus
Ohio on May 12th – 15th . The goal of this workshop is primarily to set the research
priorities for the region on this topic. The workshop is divided into three parts: 1)
to determine the present state of knowledge of climate change impacts on Great Lakes
ecosystems; 2) to obtain stakeholders’ needs regarding climate change products and
services; and, 3) to create a research strategy with specific goals and milestones
that addresses the stakeholders’ needs.
More information to follow.