The Agenda: Great Lakes, Global Warming, and Crazy Weather

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…

2. Watch – Weather Network – 2x Faster Great Lakes (5 min)
3. 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)
4. 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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