The summer months are just around the corner and with all the runoff water from this recent rain, there’s a potential threat to those considering a swim in Lake Superior. Read the full story by CBS 3 – Duluth, MN.
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By Kelly House, Bridge Michigan
The Great Lakes News Collaborative includes Bridge Michigan; Circle of Blue; Great Lakes Now at Detroit Public Television; and Michigan Radio, Michigan’s NPR News Leader; who work together to bring audiences news and information about the impact of climate change, pollution, and aging infrastructure on the Great Lakes and drinking water.
Floods, heat waves, crop failures: Report shows Michigan must prepare for climate future
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Great Lakes ice cover reaches record low
A much milder-than-average weather pattern across the Great Lakes for most of this winter has produced the lowest ice cover on record for the Great Lakes. As of Monday, February 13, ice covered only 8 percent of the Great Lakes. That’s far below the average of 41 percent for this date and at record low…
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First Great Lakes piping plover returns to Michigan, watch is in for Chicago
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