crops in Michigan have been effected

It seems that global warming has all ready had a negative effect in the northern state of Michigan. According to research collected by the Michigan Environmental Council, a two degree raise in tempurature during the last twenty seven years has had an adverse effect on the ability of Michigan's farmers to produce cherries, apples, pumpkins, corn, and other crops. Unfortunately for the state of Michigan, the selling of produce has always been one of the state's biggest exports.

A two degree raise may not seem like a big difference but to plants and animals this is a very drastic change. Consider the following research: because of this raise in tempurature, winter is not lasting as long and spring is coming up to six weeks faster. For this reason crops do not have enough time to go through a natural dormant cycle to prepare for the upcoming season. This is especially true for the fruit that grows on trees such as the apples and cherries.

There seems to be other effects due to global warming in Michigan as well. Grand Traverse Bay located in Traverse City, MI has not frozen completely solid since 2001. For over one hundred and thirty years the bay froze eighty five percent of the time. This doesn't really pose much of a threat but it is more of a trend that has developed. The lake just isn't getting cold enough to freeze completely through. Evidence that the planet is getting warmer due to the greenhouse gases that are burned relentlessly.