Using the following videos as well as your own research in the Brock library or appropriate websites, to answer the following questions. 1. Watch – TVO – The Agenda: Great Lakes, Global Warming, and Crazy Weather (25 min) Available online: https://www.tvo.org/video/great-lakes-global-warmi… or https://www.tvo.org/video/great-lakes-global-warmi…
- Watch – Weather Network – 2x Faster Great Lakes (5 min)
- Optional – PBS – Great Lakes Now: Understanding the impact of Climate Change (55min) Available online: https://www.pbs.org/video/great-lakes-now-understa… Questions (5 x5 marks = 25 marks)
- Identify and describe the change(s) projected for the Great Lakes basin with regard five (5) of the following: a. Weather – Precipitation
b. Weather – Temperature
c. Weather – Extreme events
d. Lake Ecosystem – Duration and Extent of ice cover
e. Lake Ecosystem – Fisheries
f. Lake Ecosystem – Lake levels
g. Lake Ecosystem – Water quality
h. Human ecosystem – Shipping
i. Human ecosystem – Hydropower
j. Human Ecosystem – Coastal Infrastructure
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