- More frequent and intense storms
- Increased climate variability and extremes
- Warmer annual temps
- Drier summers, measured by reduction in soil moisture
- Warmer nights
- Warmer winters
- Similar winter precipitation, but more falling as rain
- Lower water levels in Lake Superior
- Changes in the kind of critters living on land and in water
- Longer growing seasons
Lake Superior responding to global climate shifts...
...as clearly as anywhere on Earth, according to research and analysis led by scientists at Minnesota Sea Grant. Changes observed over time include diminishing ice cover, increasing wind speeds and surface water temps warming faster than air in the summer. Seems likely, the scientists say, that people around Lake Superior should expect the following changes in weather patterns:
