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Climate Variability and Climate Change: What is the Difference?		Preparing for Extremes: The Dynamic Great Lakes

Fact sheet exploring climate change and variability, what's normal and why we learn about it in the first place.		Fact sheet exploring the variability that coastal communities deal with, focusing on how best to prepare for unexpected weather and climate changes.


Weather and Climate: What is the Difference?		Preparing for Variable Lake Levels: The Dynamic Great Lakes

Fact sheet exploring the differences between weather and climate — and why it's important to know the distinction.		Fact sheet exploring changing lake levels and how to deal with the uncertainty.


Jobs, Economy and the Great Lakes: Vital to the Nation's Economy Fact Sheet		Asian Carp Fact Sheet

More than 1.5 million Great Lakes-related jobs generated $62 billion in wages, in 2009. The Jobs, Economy and Great Lakes report, produced in February 2011, focused on the economic benefits of Great Lakes-related jobs to the region. This fact sheet breaks down the analysis, showing that the Lakes are key to the region's economy in many ways. Available as a PDF download here: http://www.miseagrant.umich.edu/downloads/economy/11-708-Great-Lakes-Jobs.pdf		A fact sheet on the silver and bighead carp.