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Ayham Aburahma, malaak aburahmeh, Adel Abdulrab

Mr. Putnam
History 10A
21 April 2021
Climate Disruption
An Annotated Bibliography

“Assessing Progress: Climate Change and Algal Blooms in Lake Superior.” International Joint

Commission, 2021, ijc.org/en/assessing-progress-climate-change-and-algal-blooms-lake-

superior.

This article looks at the history of change made to Lake Superior the smallest lake

in Michigan. It is changing rapidly due to climate change and becoming much warmer

even in the winter months. After many lab reports done on Lake Superior it shows that in

the future there will be many blooms. The purpose is to try and pay closer attention to

this lake and eliminate the blue-green blooms.

“Home.” Great Lakes Now, 20 Apr. 2021, www.greatlakesnow.org.

This article talks about how the Great lakes are doing great at the moment

compared to other lakes. It is cleaner and climate-resilient but with the climate change

increasing at a rapid speed it is bound to change for the worse. Chicago-Michigan

connection of lakes means that a plan has to be put in place to fix the issues. Turning off

peoples water is not the solution because everyone needs water to live and everyone

should have access to clean water. Biden created the Water Act which would give the
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funding needed to keep the lakes clean and continue to provide clean water for its citizens

now and in the future.

Radio, Michigan. “The Future of Lake Superior with Climate Disruption.” Great Lakes Now, 4

Mar. 2021, www.greatlakesnow.org/2021/02/future-lake-superior-climate-disruption-

climate-change.

This article continues to elaborate on the fact that the Great Lakes are changing

rapidly. Researchers are stating that the future doesn’t look good. The levels of the lakes

are changing, which is affecting fisherman, cleanliness, and basic water needs. Weather

and temperature including storms plays a major role.

“Best of lake superior 2020” Great Lakes now,

July.2020
https://www.lakesuperior.com/

This article explains to us the best features of lake superior. All of the

beautiful surroundings to our Great Lakes. It being the most beautiful one among

all of the 5 great lakes. Lake superior has statistically proven to be the most

commonly visited lake by tourists.

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“Our most overlooked playground”

May,2019
https://www.outsideonline.com/2183826/superiority-complex#:~:text=Famously%20cold
%20and%20frighteningly%20massive,circumnavigate%20America's%20most
%20overlooked%20playground.
This article talks about how Lake superior is the most overlooked lake. As it does

have many positives all great things have downsides. The downsides listed in this article

are the fact that fisherman are limited to the amount of fish they are able to catch.

“The future of Lake Superior with climate disruption”

Feb.2021
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210215-climate-disruption
The Great Lakes are warming. For the coldest and largest of the lakes, Lake

Superior, that could mean a lot of changes. Researchers are still sorting out what the

future might be, but a lot of it doesn’t look good. One of the changes that the people are

worried about is the volatility of the lake levels. Lake Superior is not just warming; it’s

warming faster than its surroundings.

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Top Ten Facts about Lake Superior

Cariou, Gerry, et al. Top Ten Facts about Lake Superior. 23 Apr. 2021,

www.northernontario.travel/algoma-country/top-ten-facts-about-lake-superior-its-name-is-

superior-because-it-is?s=1331.

This article lists many cool facts about Lake Superior. The first fact is there is

enough water in Lake Superior to cover all of North and South America. There are also

many different kinds of fish in this lake over 78 species to be exact. Most likely Lake

Superior is has never been 100% covered in ice and It can be very refreshing to visit this

lake during the summer time.

Lake Superior: Facts About the Greatest Great Lake

Zimmermann, Kim Ann. Lake Superior: Facts about the Greatest Great Lake. 28 June

2017, www.livescience.com/31952-lake-superior.html.

This article gives us interesting facts about Lake Superior ranging from the

history of the lake, how deep it is, the temperature and formations of the lake, and even

what life on the lake is like. The lake first formed about 1.2 billion years ago and during

the winter time it stays covered in ice for up to 95% of the time. It originally got its name

from the French word lac supérieur, which means "upper lake." These are just a few

interesting facts that stood out in this article.

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LAKE SUPERIOR

“Helping to Foster Economic Growth and Protect Michigan's Coastal, Great Lakes Resources
through Education, Research and Outreach.” Michigan Sea Grant, 1 Jan. 1970,
www.michiganseagrant.org/.

This article talks about

Lake Superior great Lakes Facts and stats

Lake superior great lakes facts and stats. (n.d.). Retrieved April 26, 2021, from
http://www.northshoreinfo.com/lakesuperior

This article states a couple facts about our lake superior. Lake superior contains as much water
as all the other Great Lakes combined, plus three extra Lake Eries. Not to mention There
are 78 different species of fish that call the big lake home.