The five Great Lakes are currently near or at record levels due to an abundance of precipitation over quite some time but highlighted by extreme rainfall and snow melt over the last few months. Impacts fromRead More…
This webinar will provide an overview of online tools that will allow you to look more closely at both precipitation and temperature at various scales from city to county to state to region to the entireRead More…
Because of ongoing wetness, very delayed spring planting/field work and other issues, the USDA Midwest Climate Hub and partners will be hosting a special webinar Thursday, June 6 at 1 PM CDT. We will address currentRead More…
I recently visited the Mariposa Grove on the southern edge of Yosemite National Park. This sacred place holds great significance for all who revere nature. In 1853, failed gold prospector Galen Clark walked into the highRead More…
Registration is now open for the One Water Action Forum taking place in Indianapolis, December 11th-13th. The forum is a partnership between the North Central Region Water Network, Soil and Water Conservation Society, Iowa Soybean Association, andRead More…
Our climate is changing and changes in climate have been a defining factor in agriculture and water quality within the North Central Region. Extreme weather events have the capacity to drastically impact our waterways, and climateRead More…
Climate change detection and attribution is the process of assessing whether certain observed changes in the climate, including certain extreme events, are unlikely to be due to natural variability alone and whether the changes or eventsRead More…
As a new year begins, and we take time to set new goals and resolutions, we would also like to take a moment and recognize the great work of our network initiatives in 2017. Each initiativeRead More…
The University of Wisconsin-Madison invites you to join us February 23, 2015 for a unique, free online learning experience: our Massive Open Online Course (MOOC)Changing Weather and Climate in the Great Lakes Region. The 4-week MOOCRead More…