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Warmer weather is leading to vanishing winters in North America’s Great Lakes

Fifty years ago, winter didn’t just visit the Great Lakes — it took up residence. If you blinked too slowly, your eyelashes froze together. Standing on the ice at the edge of Lake Superior, just after an early January snowstorm, everything was white and still, except for the lake. The…

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A Great Lakes oil pipeline faces 3 controversies with no speedy resolutions

For more than a decade, controversy over an oil pipeline that passes directly through a Native American reservation and then across a sensitive waterway that is also a key shipping lane has brewed in Wisconsin and Michigan.

The Conversation

CBP Is Deporting Cruise Ship Crew Over Child Pornography Allegations Without Evidence

Advocacy groups say more than 100 cruise ship crew members have been deported in recent months, and they're not being shown the evidence against them or given any due process.

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Great Lakes offshore wind could power the region and beyond

Offshore wind power could provide far more electricity than the U.S. uses for residential, commercial and industrial purposes. But the federal government has recently stopped approving offshore projects in the ocean.

The Conversation

The Great Lakes are powerful. Learning about ‘rip currents’ can help prevent drowning

Between 2010 and 2017, there were approximately 50 drowning fatalities each year associated with rough surf and strong currents in the Great Lakes.

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Invasive carp threaten the Great Lakes − and reveal a surprising twist in national politics

In his second term, President Donald Trump has not taken many actions that draw near-universal praise from across the political spectrum. But there is at least one of these political anomalies, and it illustrates the broad appeal of environmental protection and conservation projects – particularly when it concerns an ecosystem…

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Trump administration promises Illinois it will pay to keep carp out of the Great Lakes

Illinois is getting set to close on property that officials want to buy to keep invasive carp from reaching the Great Lakes

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‘Cataclysmic’: environmentalists fear effects of Trump cuts on Great Lakes

Advocates warn firings and funding freezes already risk poisoning drinking water and decimating fish population

The Guardian - US

Explorers discover wreckage of cargo ship that sank in Lake Superior storm more than 130 years ago

Explorers have discovered the sunken wreckage of one of the first steel cargo ships to travel the Great Lakes

The Independent UK

Coastal economies rely on NOAA, from Maine to Florida, Texas and Alaska – even if they don’t realize it

Healthy coastal ecosystems play crucial roles in the U.S. economy, from supporting multibillion-dollar fisheries and tourism industries to protecting coastlines from storms.

The Conversation

Fancy a dip in the Great Lakes? You might think twice after scientists revealed 'highest reported worldwide levels' of microplastics found in some Great Lakes fish.

Scientists are urging the US and Canadian governments to step up testing for microplastics in the iconic lakes

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Scientists find hidden 'hotspot' that helped create the Great Lakes before North America even existed

A hotspot that now lies in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean was once under the Great Lakes, and may explain why they formed where they did.

LiveScience

What is 'lake-effect snow'? Warm air from large bodies of water is the key ingredient

The lake-effect snow that has fallen in parts of upstate New York, Pennsylvania and Michigan is the result of cold, moist air that blew over the Great Lakes region

The Independent UK

Heavy Lake-Effect Snow And Biting Cold Grip Great Lakes Region

Post-Thanksgiving travel faces hazardous conditions in the Great Lakes region with heavy snow and frigid temperatures affecting multiple states. Stay infor...

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Lake-Effect Snow To Bring Heavy Snowfall And Travel Disruptions

Prepare for heavy snowfall and challenging travel conditions in the Great Lakes region due to an intense lake-effect snow event. Stay informed and take pre...

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Swing state voters along the Great Lakes love cleaner water and beaches − and candidates from both parties have long fished for support there

If history holds true to form, I expect the presidential campaigns of Donald Trump and Kamala Harris to begin touting their support for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative as Election Day approaches.

The Conversation

To address the growing issue of microplastics in the Great Lakes, we need to curb our consumption

You would be hard-pressed to find a corner of the world free from microplastics, plastic particles measuring less than five millimetres. They contaminate our drinking water, accumulate in the food we eat and have been found in the human body, including in blood, organs, placenta, semen and breast milk.

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Losing winter ice is changing the Great Lakes food web – here’s how light is shaping life underwater

Winters on the Great Lakes are harsh – so much so that the scientists who work there often focus on the summer months, when tiny microbes at the base of the food chain were thought to be most productive.

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The Guardian - US

‘All these problems are solvable’: Great Lakes shipping fights to cut emissions

A new, cleaner ship points way as US ports in the region are spending millions on upgrades in pursuit of net zero

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Tornadoes, shrinking ice and early syrup: how hottest winter hit the US

The country saw rain in many regions instead of snow, a midwest heat patch, and ice receding from lakes and ponds

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Climate Change Threatens Great Lakes Ecosystem

Learn how the lack of ice on the Great Lakes due to climate change is impacting the ecosystem and fishing industry.

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Heavy rain and snowfall predicted, flooding in California, winter storms nationwide

Stay informed with the latest weather update. California braces for more rain and flooding while the Great Lakes, Northeast, and Mid-Atlantic expect snowst...

The Guardian - US

Great Lakes average ice cover drops to 6%, one of lowest levels ever recorded

Scientists say global heating is driving ice loss and warmer water, as ice cover falls short of 50-year average of 18%

The Guardian - US

Constant clouds over US Great Lakes area could hurt residents’ mental health

Grand Rapids saw just five minutes of sun in the first week of the year, while January was the cloudiest in Chicago in 129 years

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A rising tide of infrastructure funding floats new hope for Great Lakes shipping

Trains and trucks move the bulk of goods across the U.S. Some sailors say the Great Lakes waterways are underused shipping options and hope $17 billion of federal investment can help revitalize them.

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