Wisconsin’s Great Lakes communities expect to spend $245 million in five years to protect shorelines as a climate ‘tug of war’ drives extreme shifts in water levels. Wisconsin Watch reporter Mario Koran explains the impact this has on lakeshore communities in this multimedia slideshow.
Category: Imperiled Shores
Wisconsin’s shoreline communities bear a heavy burden as a climate “tug of war” — evaporation from warming temperatures and increasingly intense storms — drives extreme shifts in Lake Michigan’s water levels. This series explores efforts by Northeast Wisconsin communities to protect their shorelines from volatile water levels in the coming years.
