The Latest Breaking News from Great Lakes

DULUTH, Minn. — Scientists from across the Great Lakes region know a lot about the water in summer, when they can go out in boats and conduct research under a warm sun.

CHICAGO — Ice coverage may be nearing its peak throughout the Great Lakes in a season that has trended closer to average than originally forecast, as Lake Michigan’s water levels are expected to continue their decline well below the string of monthly record highs reached a few years ago.

DETROIT — Most of the Great Lakes will remain above their long-term average water levels in the coming months but won't reach the record highs of recent years, Army Corps of Engineers hydrologists said in their latest forecast.

Most of the Great Lakes will remain above their long-term average water levels in the coming months but won't reach the record highs of recent years, Army Corps of Engineers hydrologists said in their latest forecast.

A group of NSW high school marine science students were out snorkelling when they spotted something unusual. It turned out to be a tropical starfish species, hundreds of kilometres south of its usual range.

Winter is changing across the Great Lakes region, and scientists want to know what that will mean

The federal government is developing some unusual strategies to constrain this invasive species.

The Biden administration's new infrastructure package will pump more funding into two high-profile Great Lakes projects