Warm weather in September and October has kept the Great Lakes’ water temperatures much warmer than normal for mid-November. A few of the Great Lakes are warmer than they have ever been since consistent water temperature tracking has been developed. Read the full story by MLive.
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Earth Day 2022: What can you do and where?
In-person events are back as people slowly reintroduce themselves to dining in, large gatherings and a return to the office.
But even as indoors becomes less taboo, let’s not forget the great outdoors, which served us well over the past two years. And what better time to show your gratitude to the parks than Earth Day.
It’s mid-March and the Great Lakes are virtually ice-free. That’s a problem.
Ice has been far below average this year, with only 7% of the lakes covered and no ice at all on Lake Erie, affecting the regions’ ecosystem and lake-effect snow. Read the full story by the Akron Beacon Journal. Read the full story Tags: Daily News
Feds issue draft assessment that could doom Minnesota mine
By Steve Karnowski, Associated Press
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The U.S. Forest Service issued a draft environmental assessment Thursday to lay the foundation for a proposed 20-year moratorium on copper-nickel mining upstream from the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.
Formally, the proposal would “withdraw” from new mineral leasing for 20 years about 352 square miles within the Rainy River watershed in the Superior National Forest around the town of Ely.