CADILLAC — Long-term forecasters are somewhat at odds about this year’s winter, with some saying it will be warmer than normal and others saying the opposite. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration recently announced their prediction for this season — warmer than average for most of the country and wetter in the north. NOAA reports […]
A reef in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. New rules for the troubled reefs and turquoise waters that make up the vast marine sanctuary that surrounds the Florida Keys are threatening to spark a Conch-style uprising. More than a thousand residents showed up at a Key West meeting in September to review the plan that expands boundaries […]
Applications now open for advisory council to proposed Lake Ontario marine sanctuary. The federal government is considering creating a 1,700-square-mile national marine sanctuary in the southeastern portion of Lake Ontario. Local community members in central and northern New York will now be able to play an even larger role in shaping the proposed national marine sanctuary in […]
“U.S. temperatures unchanged since 2005”: A follow-up. My column last week titled “NOAA: U.S. temperatures unchanged since 2005” attracted a large number of readers and a number of skeptical comments. “U.S. temperatures unchanged since 2005”: A follow-up My column last week titled “NOAA: U.S. temperatures unchanged since 2005” attracted a large number of readers and […]
