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Researchers Forecast Region's Warmer Future

Warmer weather might sound like a welcome reprieve to a lot of people spending early spring in our region. But a team of researchers is warning that in years to come, warming trends in the Great Lakes region could be bad news for business and for people's health. The Great lakes Radio Consortium's Sarah Hulett reports.  Go to full article

Warming Trend Impacting Great Lakes Plants, Wildlife

Within three decades, summers in the Great Lakes states might feel more like summers in Kentucky and Oklahoma. That's according to results of a two-year study conducted by a team of Midwest and Canadian scientists. The Great Lakes Radio Consortium's Sarah Hulett reports.  Go to full article

Thousands Still Without Power After Ice Storm Damage

Work crews from the North Country have joined a clean up effort in western and central New York. A wicked ice storm over the weekend left more than 300,000 homes without power and at least four people dead. Brian Mann reports.  Go to full article

Natural Selections: Climatalogical Cycles

Martha Foley and Dr. Curt Stager discuss the cycles of climate change, their history and effects.  Go to full article

River Ice Moves: Still Some Risk of Floods

After a hard winter, the North Country's frozen rivers are breaking up, sending rafts of ice a foot thick downstream. In parts of the region, ice jams have formed, flooding fields and front yards. As Brian Mann reports, the melt has been orderly so far, with no damaged buildings, but with rain showers in the forecast officials are still nervous.  Go to full article

Hot Temps, Smaller Animals?

A scientist who has been studying the effects of a period of global warming that took place millions of years ago says there could be similar effects going on now. The Great Lakes Radio Consortium's Tracy Samilton reports.  Go to full article

The Ice Storm of 1998: Five Years Later

Martha Foley hosts this call-in revisiting the great storm that paralyzed the North Country in January 1998. Storm radio veterans Mitch Teich and Barb Heller are joined by survivors thoughout the region, sharing stories of hardship and togetherness.  Go to full article

Climate Change Affecting Backyard Wildlife

A recent study in the scientific journal Nature suggests that effects of global warming can be seen in people's backyards. The Great Lakes Radio Consortium's Erin Toner reports.  Go to full article

Commentary: Ice Storm Anniversary

Where were you five years ago? Holding a flashlight, huddled around a heater? Commentator Jill Vaughan remembers the Ice Storm, and how the scars have healed.  Go to full article

Ice Storm Memories: Universal and Personal

NCPR Station Manager Ellen Rocco remembers the storm on the one year anniversary.  Go to full article

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