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Massive Winter Storm To Unload Snow From Missouri To Maine

From the middle of the Mississippi Valley to the Great Lakes, a wide zone of snow will form along its northern boundary

Zenger

Great Lakes set a record for low ice in February, likely leading to warmer seasons for the rest of the year

CHICAGO — In an ordinary Chicago winter, ice fishermen would still be scampering out onto the frozen stretches of Lake Michigan, toting fishing rods, drills — even pop-up shelters.

Chicago Tribune

Long-lost ship found in Lake Huron, confirming tragic story

Searchers have found a long-lost Great Lakes ship that came to a tragic end

The Independent UK

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A whacked-out winter: Early birds, flowers, coho, crawlers & ticks; a dearth of ice

Early bird movements, early popping of flowers, early move north by coho, early night crawlers and early ticks along with a historic lack of ice are part of whacked-out winter.

Chicago Sun-Times

Mike Clayton-Brown earns crucial points at Great Lakes Pro

Mike Clayton-Brown bowed out in semi-finals of the Great Lakes Pro on Friday to record his best result of 2023 on the qualifying series and boost his chances of making the Challenger Series. The Corlette surfer beat Joel Vaughan 14.17 to 10.83 in quarter-finals of the 3000-point QS event at…

Newcastle Herald

More Than 40 Million At Risk For Severe Weather From Texas To Ohio

There will be an outbreak of severe weather from the Gulf coast to the Great Lakes region

Zenger

Ice ‘donuts’ And ‘pancakes’ Transform Lake Michigan Shoreline

In one Wisconsin town, the shoreline of Lake Michigan was changed by an extraordinarily frosty scene

Zenger

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Great Lakes region of NSW luring "tree changers" to farm life

"What we're trying to do is help buyers get into some kind of farming activity."

Newcastle Herald

‘Not fly-over country’: Dingell and other Midwestern Democrats start Heartland Caucus - Roll Call

The caucus is composed largely of members from the Great Lakes region seeking to remind their party leaders they are “not fly-over country.”

Roll Call

Freshwater fish are significantly more contaminated with toxic forever chemicals than saltwater fish and shellfish, analysis shows

CHICAGO — Eating just one freshwater fish a year can dramatically increase the amount of toxic forever chemicals coursing through a person’s blood, according to a new study that reflects more than a half-century of pollution contaminating the Great Lakes and rivers nationwide.

Chicago Tribune

Storm in America leaves dozens dead as Arctic blast cuts power to tens of thousands

The scope of the storm has been nearly unprecedented, stretching from the Great Lakes near Canada to the Rio Grande along the border with Mexico

Wales Online

Unrivaled winter storm engulfs Lower 48 as power outages and delays mount.

Add flash freeze, bomb cyclone, Arctic blast and Great Lakes seiche to your weather lexicon.

Axios

Scientists: Atmospheric carbon might turn lakes more acidic

Scientists say the atmospheric carbon overload responsible for global warming might also be making large lakes more acidic

The Independent UK

Ready for extreme snow? What NY's storms reveal about winter weather

It’s hard for most people to imagine 6 feet of snow in one storm, like the Buffalo area saw recently, but such extreme snowfall events occasionally happen along the eastern edges of the Great Lakes.

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The Conversation

6 feet of snow in Buffalo: What causes lake-effect storms like this?

It’s hard for most people to imagine 6 feet of snow in one storm, like the Buffalo area saw over the weekend, but such extreme snowfall events occasionally happen along the eastern edges of the Great Lakes.

The Guardian - UK

Weather tracker: Great Lakes region of US hit by lake-effect snow

Buffalo City on edges of Lake Erie and Watertown on Lake Ontario among areas deluged with huge snowfall

Zenger

Wave After Wave Of Snow To Arrive In Great Lakes, Northeast

AccuWeather meteorologists warn that wintry conditions are here to stay in the northern United States.

Chicago Sun-Times

Randy roving bucks, record smallmouth bass, certified scales, bait-stealing channel catfish

A randy roving bucks in the suburbs, a record Great Lakes smallmouth bass, a question on certified scales and an observation on bait-stealing channel catfish on the Rock River are among the notes from around Chicago outdoors and beyond.

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Latest sobering news on climate change is more reason for cities, states to step up against global warming

The closely divided U.S. House and Senate that will emerge after the midterms do not appear poised to enact strong legislation.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Record smallmouth bass reeled from Lake Erie; ‘I was trembling’

An Ohio angler has caught the largest smallmouth bass ever reeled from Lake Erie and the Great Lakes.

Chicago Sun-Times

Shedd researcher tracks suckers (and what it means) in the Great Lakes

Dr. Karen Murchie, director of freshwater research at the Shedd Aquarium, is leading a study tracking suckers in the Great Lakes and helping to figure out what it means.

The Conversation

Ballast water management is reducing the flow of invasive species into the Great Lakes

Freshwater ecosystems are threatened by a host of environmental stressors from human activities. Among the most insidious and impactful of these is invasion by non-native species.

WEKU

A second ancient canoe is found in Wisconsin — this time tracing back to 1000 B.C.

The dugout canoe discovered most recently in a lake is believed to be the earliest direct evidence of water transportation used by native tribes in the Great Lakes region.

The Independent UK

Minnesota Ojibwe harvest sacred, climate-imperiled wild rice

Wild rice, or manoomin in Ojibwe, is sacred to Indigenous peoples in the Great Lakes region because it’s part of their creation story and because for centuries, even a handful made a difference between life and starvation during harsh winters

Salon

Lampreys taking over the Great Lakes

A cross-border program keeps sea lamprey populations at bay. But a two-year disruption was never part of the plan

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