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Ice is Nice: Three Perks to the Polar Vortex

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We get it. It is cold. Face (and mind) numbingly cold. But that’s not an “all bad” thing. There’s a lot to like about a real winter. And it begins with ice. Here are three things to celebrate during the winter that brought “polar vortex” into our vocabulary! 1. Ice Caves For the first time …

Changing Climate, Warming Lakes and an “Endangered” Outdoor Experience

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Tomorrow evening at the Minocqua Brewing Company, former CFL director, John Magnuson, will team will UW–Madison climate scientist, Ankur Desai, for our science cafe series “Science on Tap-Minocqua.” The topic tomorrow is climate change in Wisconsin. And one thing that will undoubtedly come up is an altered outdoor recreation landscape. Especially in winter. Yesterday, an …