Climate change, other factors, damaging Lake Superior, nearby communities

Living in southeastern Wisconsin means appreciation and concern for Lake Michigan, but as I've often noted on this blog - - 

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Storm damage Ashland, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Iron, Price, Sawyer Co. Hwy 63 N of Grand View washed out. #wiwx pic.twitter.com/6q7APXVVtX

8:36 AM - 12 Jul 2016

- - counties and property to our north along Lake Superior and in its watershed have been seeing increasingly stormy, damaging weather and other severe consequences.

A new Northland College report says this worsening situation demands attention and action:

Increase in Storm Severity Creates Water Quality Problems for Lake Superior

Experts point to increased intensity of storms — likely associated with climate change — historic land use practices, and erodible soils specific to the south shore of Lake Superior as the reasons behind increased sedimentation rates, escalated infrastructure damage, and the first-recorded widespread blue-green algal blooms in the lake...  

The most noteworthy development in this storm-driven “new normal” is the appearance of potentially toxic blue-green algal blooms.