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Scientists aim to track caribou, ticks and more, like forecasting weather, amid warming climate

Mar 25, 2023 06:01AM ● By Content Editor
Photo: Michael Dietze, a professor leading the Ecological Forecasting Laboratory at Boston University, is focused on taking a new approach to environmental management, as he and other researchers work to develop 'ecologist forecasts,' looking at a multitude of scenarios and problems. (Michael Dietz)

By Molly Segal - CBC News - March 24, 2023

Before starting your day — deciding on an activity or how to dress for the elements — you might do the same thing Michael Dietze does.

"I pick up my phone and check the weather forecast at least once or twice a day to see what's likely to come," he said. 

Dietze dedicates his time working on the type of forecasting that's commonplace for the weather, but to help handle other environmental challenges, as a professor leading the Ecological Forecasting Laboratory at Boston University.


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