Study: Great Lakes hit hardest by climate change in U.S.

Port Austin Reef Lighthouse, seen in Lake Huron from Michigan.
The Port Austin Reef Lighthouse, seen in Lake Huron from Michigan.
Roger Schneider | AP 2016

The warming climate has already affected your favorite great lake.

A new study finds climate change in the Great Lakes region is happening faster than the rest of the U.S.

Lucinda Johnson, a study co-author and associate director at the Natural Resources Research Institute at the University of Minnesota-Duluth, joined Climate Cast to discuss.

Hear the interview on the audio player above.

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