Update from Duluth: Did we say that CO2 is causing too little rain around here? We just remembered that CO2 is causing too much rain around here

Duluth eyes rebuilding for a wetter climate | StarTribune.com

"Duluth is maybe in the first wave of cities to adapt to climate change," said University of Minnesota Extension climatologist Mark Seeley.

Climate scientists say increasing precipitation, particularly from intense thunderstorms, is a symptom of ongoing climate warming, because warm air holds more water vapor than cooler air.

Flood makes lake even more Superior | StarTribune.com

Heavy rain makes lake even more Superior

The historic rain that fell on the Duluth area Tuesday and Wednesday raised the level of Lake Superior 3 to 4 inches, said Jay Austin, associate professor at the University of Minnesota Duluth's Large Lakes Observatory.

Several inches does not seem like much, but at 350 miles long and 160 miles wide, Lake Superior is the largest freshwater lake (in surface area) in the world. The rise amounts to about 2 trillion gallons of water.

Twitter / ClimateReality: After severe downpours, Du

After severe downpours, Duluth, MN may become the first U.S. city to undergo a massive climate change-related makeover http://ow.ly/bNTuN

2007:  Shrinking Lake Superior Also Heating Up

Researchers are also starting to suspect that the shrinking and heating are related—and that both are spurred by rising global temperatures and a sustained local drought. (Related: "Warming May Be Drying Up Alaska's Lakes, Photo Study Says" [October 17, 2006].)

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