Climate Change

Going Around the World to Tackle Algal Blooms in Champlain-Memphremagog

Lakes Champlain and Memphremagog in the Quebec, Vermont and New York region experience high levels of phosphorus and harmful algal blooms that have negative impacts on surrounding communities and ecosystems.

Advice on Parties' Draft Priorities for Science (2020-2022)

Effects of Climate Change, Threats from Invasive Species and Binational Coordination are Top Concerns for Lake Superior Region’s Residents

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Contaminants, Climate Change, Collaboration and Education Dominate Public Meeting Conversations in June

Flooding is impacting all of the Great Lakes and understandably dominating headlines and concerns of shoreline communities.  At the IJC’s first public consultations of 2019 to consider progress to restore and protect the lakes, researchers and residents reaffirmed that water quality issues also…

Nutrients, Climate Change and Chemical Contamination Top Water Quality Concerns at Green Bay Meeting

The IJC’s Great Lakes Water Quality Board (WQB) gathered in Green Bay, Wisconsin, on May 8-9 for its board meeting and to host a public engagement event.

Lake Champlain–Richelieu River Study Holds Climate Risk Workshop

Climate experts and IJC board members are working to assess the impacts of future flooding in the Lake Champlain-Richelieu River (LCRR) basin.

Step In and Speak Out for the Great Lakes in 2019

Across the Great Lakes region, residents overwhelmingly value the lakes and everything they provide – recreationally, economically and aesthetically. In binational polls taken by an IJC board, in person, and in letters and emails, citizens have expressed a deep caring for and desire to protect the…

Basinwide Partnership Seeks to Advance New Era of Water Management

Shoreline communities throughout the Great Lakes basin face many of the same challenges related to water. But solutions vary when it comes those challenges, which include seasonal flooding, aging or inadequate infrastructure and beaches that are unsafe for families to enjoy. 

More Light and Less Ice Cover Could Mean Fewer Cisco in Great Lakes

Climate change has been reducing the average amount of ice and snow cover on the Great Lakes. For fish species like ciscoes, this could end up being a problem. Researchers at the University of Vermont are studying if more light, because of less ice cover, could have an impact on fish egg…

The Meltdown: How Climate Change is Affecting Ice on Lake Superior

Changes in lake ice tell a story about a region’s climate. The time when lake ice freezes and breaks is highly sensitive to changes in climate, along with how long that ice remains intact.