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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 · Dec 19, 2022

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.

Inverse · Nov 26, 2022

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 Conversation · Nov 18, 2022

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.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Nov 9, 2022

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.

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 21, 2022

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.

The Conversation · Oct 12, 2022

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.

WEKU · Sep 24, 2022

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

The Independent UK · Sep 20, 2022

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

Salon · Sep 15, 2022

Lake Michigan wind farm would harm migratory birds

Referring to “Lake Michigan Wind Farm Touted for Southeast Side,” pushed by state Rep. Marcus Evans and state Sen. Bob Peters, I offer the following: Of the five Great Lakes, only Lake Michigan is a migratory superhighway for migratory birds. Placement of turbines would be a death sentence for them.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 12, 2022