How can we protect the Great Lakes?

What you can do to fight climate change:
  1. School yourself. Well done! ...
  2. Conserve water. The water that we drink and bathe in comes from the Great Lakes. ...
  3. Travel smart. You can 'greenify' your daily commute. ...
  4. Limit consumption. ...
  5. Eat less meat. ...
  6. Eat locally grown food. ...
  7. Push for change. ...
  8. Talk to people.




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Threats to the Great Lakes' ecosystems, include invasive species, climate change, pollution, and habitat destruction. Climate change affects water temperatures, weather patterns, and lake levels.

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10% of the entire planet's fresh water are contained in one inland sea. The amount of snow that gets melted and runs into the Great Lakes each year is so vast, that there is zero chance of running low. Droughts don't exist up there. Here in Perth Western Australia we have a dam, little rain and treated water.

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Significant progress has been made in reducing toxic chemicals in the Great Lakes, but some chemicals, such as PCBs, still pose a threat to human health and the environment. polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), are higher in the waters of lakes Erie and Ontario than in other lakes.

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The Great Lakes are struggling under the combined weight of many ailments, from invasive species and toxic chemicals to the nutrient runoffs that fuel Lake Erie's chronic algae problem. And in many cases, climate change is making it worse.

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