Rip currents continue to kill in the Great Lakes
Rip currents, sometimes incorrectly called rip tides or undertow, continue to claim 100 lives each year in the U.S, according to Michigan Sea Grant’s Upwellings magazine. Though many believe these[…]
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Despite lake level increases, anxiety lingers
Water levels in Lakes Huron and Michigan have risen due to heavy snow and rainfall. However, they remain below historic levels. Both lakes are two centimeters higher than they were[…]
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Great Lakes round gobies a mixed blessing
For all the trouble they bring, it turns out the invasive round goby might also be doing the Great Lakes a small service. In addition to being a valuable food[…]
Solutions sought to eliminate open-lake dumping in Lake Erie
Environmental leaders, Great Lakes governors, and fishery biologists joined last Thursday to discuss terminating open-lake dumping in Lake Erie of substances found in Toledo’s shipping channel. Alternative options discussed for[…]
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