June average temperatures for all five Great Lakes are significantly higher than the previous decade. Detroit News writer Jim Lynch wrote "It's unclear how the higher temperatures will affect Lake Superior's fish populations in the long run..." In Lynch's article, Bill Deedler, a forecaster with the National Weather Service wouldn't "go so far" as saying the changes are a result of climate change, and "declined to say whether patterns are evidence of global warming espoused by many researchers."The tone (and headline) of the article congratulates beachgoers on their lucky break. The Port Huron Times Herald ran a story by Jason Alexander headlined "Come On In! The Water's Fine!, Bathers revel in 'balmy' Lake Huron."
This backhanded reporting contributes to negating urgency needed to save the world's largest source of fresh water from turning into an overheated swamp. It's irresponsible. If the newspapers in Michigan aren't concerned about the effect of climate change on our environment, we must be. Get the facts about climate change. You don't know how higher temperatures will affect the Great Lakes fish population? Find out, damn it!
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