Second round of cuts hitting NOAA, the premiere weather and climate science agency in U.S.
In the Great Lakes, NOAA monitors lake, weather and climate conditions, conducts scientific research and safeguards ...
The Great Lakes hit a record low for ice cover last winter. How will this season compare?
As of March 16, average ice cover across the lakes was roughly 13.5%. Lake Superior was at 9.2%, and Lake Michigan was at ...
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Map: Harmful Algal Blooms in the Great Lakes Basin
North America’s Great Lakes are the largest source of fresh surface water in ... such as the Maumee River in Ohio. This map was created by Erin Aigner for Circle of Blue. Click image to enlarge. This ...
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A second round of NOAA layoffs leaves weather forecasts, Great Lakes science in limbo
NOAA has been spearheading efforts to map the bottom of the Great Lakes. Katy Frank worked all day Feb. 27 for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, revamping computer codes and ...
A Groundbreaking Ship That Sank in Lake Superior in 1892 Is Discovered
After searching for two years, researchers discovered the shipwreck of the Western Reserve, an early all-steel ship that ...
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“Icing On The Lake”: That Time Of The Season For Great Lakes Ice Cover
The Great Lakes are an amazing natural resource that ... In Figure 2 below, the map on the left of each image shows how much colder or warmer than normal the air temperature was for the winter ...
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Michigan DNR revamps interactive boating map with more than 1,000 public launch sites
The Michigan DNR has revamped its boat launch map with an interactive map showing more than 1,000 launch sits. In this MLive ...
On Today's Date: Great Lakes Ice-Choked
Winter 2013-14 was one of America's coldest this century. That left the Great Lakes more ice covered than all but one other ...