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Topic: Great Lakes

Photo showing High water levels encroach on seawalls and lakeside property near the town of Oscoda, Michigan on Lake Huron in April 2020 (Gabrielle Farina, NOAA GLERL).

Biden-Harris Administration invests more than $3.7 million to enhance water level forecast system for the Great Lakes as part of Investing in America agenda

March 12, 2024

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Photo showing High water levels encroach on seawalls and lakeside property near the town of Oscoda, Michigan on Lake Huron in April 2020 (Gabrielle Farina, NOAA GLERL).

For the second consecutive year, ice cover on the Great Lakes remains significantly below average for this time of year.

Video: Great Lakes ice hits historic low

March 1, 2024

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For the second consecutive year, ice cover on the Great Lakes remains significantly below average for this time of year.

A shoreline view of Lake Michigan, just north of Muskegon, Michigan, on February 11, 2024. Though small chunks of ice dot the sandy beach, there is little-to-no ice coverage on the lake. Usually in February, the ice would be many inches thick at this same location, and the waves would be well off shore.

The Great Lakes this winter: Where did all the ice cover go?

February 14, 2024

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A shoreline view of Lake Michigan, just north of Muskegon, Michigan, on February 11, 2024. Though small chunks of ice dot the sandy beach, there is little-to-no ice coverage on the lake. Usually in February, the ice would be many inches thick at this same location, and the waves would be well off shore.

Winter-ready buoy on the ice, surrounded by sand from the shore of Lake Michigan.

Robots poised to dive for new data beneath Great Lakes ice

November 16, 2023

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Winter-ready buoy on the ice, surrounded by sand from the shore of Lake Michigan.

A path curves to the right with grass and trees on either side.

NOAA-Supported trail heralds new possibilities for Pennsylvania city

March 7, 2023

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A path curves to the right with grass and trees on either side.

MODIS satellite image from February 12 2023: Shows below-average ice cover for this time of year on the Great Lakes.

Ice coverage in the Great Lakes reaches record low

February 17, 2023

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MODIS satellite image from February 12 2023: Shows below-average ice cover for this time of year on the Great Lakes.

A group of people planting marsh grass behind a structure parallel to the shoreline.

Coastal zone management

May 23, 2022

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Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

coastal ecosystems

habitat restoration

A group of people planting marsh grass behind a structure parallel to the shoreline.

construction digger restoring wetlands

Habitat restoration

February 28, 2022

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Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

coastal restoration

habitat restoration

construction digger restoring wetlands

This is an algal bloom in the western basin of Lake Erie, as seen by aircraft during a flyover in summer of 2019. This airborne campaign is ongoing at NOAA's Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory in conjunction with NOAA's monitoring and biweekly sampling in Saginaw Bay. The flyovers are done in collaboration with researchers at NASA Glenn and are funded by the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative.

Smaller summer harmful algal bloom predicted for western Lake Erie

June 30, 2021

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harmful algal blooms (HABs)

This is an algal bloom in the western basin of Lake Erie, as seen by aircraft during a flyover in summer of 2019. This airborne campaign is ongoing at NOAA's Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory in conjunction with NOAA's monitoring and biweekly sampling in Saginaw Bay. The flyovers are done in collaboration with researchers at NASA Glenn and are funded by the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative.

A Lake Michigan meteotsunami on April 13, 2018 unleashes a waterfall that cascades over the breakwater during the event near the lighthouse off Ludington, Michigan.

NOAA study of 'rare' Great Lakes wave shows promise of forecasting meteotsunamis

March 31, 2021

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A Lake Michigan meteotsunami on April 13, 2018 unleashes a waterfall that cascades over the breakwater during the event near the lighthouse off Ludington, Michigan.

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