NOAA Climate Prediction Center

One of many institutes at risk is the Cooperative Institute for Great Lakes Research based at the University of Michigan. It's partly funded by NOAA to research invasive species, extreme weather, and toxic cyanobacterial blooms.

All six U.S. regional climate centers will remain online through a new contract deadline in mid-June. Four of the centers, which are overseen by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, were abruptly closed last week after their funding ran out.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration recently published climate predictions that show Michigan may have prolonged winters.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued its 2020 winter outlook today (Thursday).A lot of snow could be headed for the Great Lakes…