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Sensing Changes

From: WTIP
Series: The Lake Superior Project
Length: 04:17

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All around Lake Superior, folks are noticing changes in the weather and climate. In this segment of the Lake Superior Project, Kelly Schoenfelder and Barbara Jean Johnson, along with WTIP North Shore Community Radio, begin to take a look at how climate change is impacting they lake. Read the full description.
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Lsp8_climate1_small This feature is part of The Lake Superior Project, a 26-part series looking at a broad range of issues facing Lake Superior and its watershed, produced by WTIP North Shore Community Radio. This project is funded in part by the Coastal Zone Management Act, by NOAA’s Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, in cooperation with Minnesota’s Lake Superior Coastal Program.

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Piece Description

This feature is part of The Lake Superior Project, a 26-part series looking at a broad range of issues facing Lake Superior and its watershed, produced by WTIP North Shore Community Radio. This project is funded in part by the Coastal Zone Management Act, by NOAA’s Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, in cooperation with Minnesota’s Lake Superior Coastal Program.

Intro and Outro

INTRO:

The Lake Superior Project is an ongoing series by WTIP North Shore Community Radio looking at the various issues facing one of the world's biggest resources. In this edition of the Lake Superior Project, WTIP takes a closer look at how climate change is affecting Lake Superior.

OUTRO:

That was Kelly Schoenfelder and Barbara Jean Johnson with WTIP North Shore Community Radio, online at wtip.org. To learn more about The Lake Superior Project, visit the series website at wtip.org/lakesuperiorproject.

Additional Credits

This project is funded in part by the Coastal Zone Management Act, by NOAA’s Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, in cooperation with Minnesota’s Lake Superior Coastal Program.

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wtip.org/lakesuperiorproject