Articles tagged: climate change
COLUMN: Face of Climate Change: Do you believe in climate change?
Posted: Apr 26, 2013Editor's note: This post is part of a series by Dr. Baker on Our Values about core American values. This week Dr. Baker is discussing the environment. EARTH DAY has been a major theme all ... Read more »
COLUMN: Earth Day: What's your face of climate change?
Posted: Apr 21, 2013Editor's note: This post is part of a series by Dr. Baker on Our Values about core American values. This week Dr. Baker is discussing environmental issues. What's the face of climate change? Perhaps an ... Read more »
MLive: Is global warming to blame for rising temperatures in Michigan?
Posted: Mar 21, 2013When temperatures turn extreme, two questions are bound to be the subject of debate: Are our temperatures getting warmer and, if so, is it because of global warming? MLive took a look at trends in ... Read more »
Ann Arborites and University of Michigan students head to Forward on Climate rally in Washington D.C.
Posted: Feb 16, 2013An Ann Arbor contingent of residents and University of Michigan students will trek to Washington D.C. this weekend to participate in a national Forward on Climate rally. Read more »
with poll: Ann Arbor lawmakers call for action on climate change
Posted: Feb 16, 2013Three state lawmakers from Ann Arbor went on record this week raising concerns about global warming and together issued a call for action on climate change. Read more »
Expert: Climate change likely to bring more devastating weather for Michigan's fruit crop
Posted: Feb 13, 2013This story has been removed from our site after 30 days as required by our digital use agreement with the Associated Press. Read more »
Climate change in Ann Arbor: Floods, drought, heat and buckeyes?
Posted: Jan 18, 2013The buckeye tree, which inspired the mascot for that hated institution in Ohio, could become a fixture in Ann Arbor within the next 100 years if climate change continues on its path, environmental advocates say. Read more »
International research effort collaborates with University of Michigan to shape future Great Lakes policies
Posted: Jan 10, 2013The University of Michigan is among the leaders of a multinational partnership charged with determining the future success of the Great Lakes region. The Great Lakes Futures project is an inaugural effort that makes use ... Read more »
Generation X ambivalent about climate change, study shows
Posted: Jul 21, 2012A new study by a University of Michigan professor shows Americans between the ages of 32 and 52 - a group referred to as Generation X - have said they don’t really care when it ... Read more »
Getting serious about climate change: Ann Arbor eyes 90% reduction in emissions by 2050
Posted: Jun 12, 2012Ann Arbor officials are bracing for a warmer future where it rains more, snows less and reliance on new methods becomes abundantly more important. Read more »
COLUMN: Climate Change: Can people change their minds?
Posted: May 09, 2012Where do educators and activists find information to share about climate change? One popular source of online graphics is a website called www.GlobalWarmingArt.com created in 2007 by Robert A. Rohde, a physics researcher at UC ... Read more »
COLUMN: Climate change: Are you 'alarmed' or 'dismissive'?
Posted: May 07, 2012Global Temperature Change as calculated by NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies. In this chart, the analysts used mean annual temperatures based on data compiled from meteorological stations. The period from 1951 to 1980 was ... Read more »
COLUMN: Q&A with meteorologist Paul Gross: The heat wave, climate change and other weather phenomena
Posted: Jul 23, 2011Think it’s been hot? Imagine living through the Great Heat Wave of 1936. It lasted most of that summer throughout the United States with 5,000 people perishing and many crops destroyed. Earlier this past week ... Read more »
Garden Faerie: How climate change will affect our gardens
Posted: Jan 13, 2011At Monday's meeting of the Chelsea Area Garden Club, Tony Reznicek, curator of the University of Michigan Herbariam, presented "How Will Climate Change Affect Michigan's Gardens and Natural Heritage?" Even though mean temperatures are rising, ... Read more »
Faith Leaders Urge Senators to Work for Strong Climate Change Legislation
Posted: May 05, 2010“It’s not someone else’s problem! It’s not tomorrow’s issue!” is how Rabbi Bob Levy of Temple Beth Emeth, Ann Arbor described the mandate for people of faith, the broader community, and our political leaders to ... Read more »
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