Risks of waterborne illness and beach closures resulting from changes in the magnitude of recent precipitation (within the past 24 hours) and in lake temperature are expected to increase in the Great
Lakes region due to projected climate change.97, 98,99,100
Hypothyroidism, a condition in which your thyroid becomes underactive, is common in the Great
Lakes region due to the lack of iodine in our soil and the lack of sea vegetables in our diet.
Not exact matches
Governor Cuomo has directed state agencies to assist local communities in Cayuga, Jefferson, Monroe, Niagara, Orleans, and Wayne counties for possible flooding issues
due to rising water levels on
Lake Ontario and is urging all residents in the
region to prepare for flooding.
The latest iteration of the National Climate Assessment, released earlier this year, notes that the risk of waterborne illnesses in the Great
Lakes region is likely to increase in the coming decades
due to these factors.
Due to shrinkage of its connection with the Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea was transformed into a giant saline
lake that was partially evaporated by the dry climate of the
region, six million years ago.
Many species of flora and mushrooms thrive throughout the
region due to the many water sources such as
Lake Floria.
Alarmed at the pace of change to our Earth caused by human - induced climate change, including accelerating melting and loss of ice from Greenland, the Himalayas and Antarctica, acidification of the world's oceans
due to rising CO2 concentrations, increasingly intense tropical cyclones, more damaging and intense drought and floods, including glacial
lakes outburst loods, in many
regions and higher levels of sea - level rise than estimated just a few years ago, risks changing the face of the planet and threatening coastal cities, low lying areas, mountainous
regions and vulnerable countries the world over,
As most know from experience at
lakes in wild mountainous
regions, after sunset cool air washes downhill from the forest
due to plant transpiration.
The vulnerable nations declared that they are, «Alarmed at the pace of change to our Earth caused by human - induced climate change, including accelerating melting and loss of ice from Greenland, the Himalayas and Antarctica, acidification of the world's oceans
due to rising CO2 concentrations, increasingly intense tropical cyclones, more damaging and intense drought and floods, including Glacial
Lakes Outburst Floods, in many
regions and higher levels of sea - level rise than estimated just a few years ago, risks changing the face of the planet and threatening coastal cities, low lying areas, mountainous
regions and vulnerable countries the world over...»
For example, midwinter - freeze damage cost wine grape growers in the Finger
Lakes region of New York millions of dollars in losses in the winters of 2003 and 2004.69 This was likely
due to de-hardening of the vines during an unusually warm December, which increased susceptibility to cold damage just prior to a subsequent hard freeze.
In contrast, a projected reduction in storminess over the western US and Great
Lakes regions will increase the possibility of heat waves there, exacerbating the mean temperature increase
due to climate change, thus producing earlier ToE.