Category: Lake Erie
Lake Erie is recording sweltering water temperatures this summer. What does it mean long-term?
Lake Erie is starting to resemble a giant bathtub. Last week, the western basin of the Great Lake recorded a surface temperature of 29 degrees Celsius—a staggering number considering Ontario’s … Continued
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Advocacy group challenges “new normal” status of Lake Erie’s algal blooms
It’s the annual peak algal bloom season and the spotlight as usual, is on Lake Erie’s western basin, including Toledo and southeast Michigan.
For the public, that’s because in 2014, Toledo went three days without drinking water as toxic algal blooms forced the city to issue a “do not drink” order.
Toxic algae blooms are lasting longer in Lake Erie − why that’s a worry for people and pets
By Gregory J. Dick, University of Michigan
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Federal scientists released their annual forecast for Lake Erie’s harmful algal blooms on June 26, 2025, and they expect a mild to moderate season.
For the first time in a decade almost all of the Great Lakes’ water levels are below average. Here’s why
Cottage owners on the Great Lakes may notice a change in the waterbodies this spring. A report from Environment Canada says that all the Great Lakes’ water levels, except Erie, … Continued
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Millions of People Depend on the Great Lakes’ Water Supply. Trump Decimated the Lab Protecting It.
By Anna Clark, ProPublica
This story was originally published by ProPublica.
Just one year ago, JD Vance was a leading advocate of the Great Lakes and the efforts to restore the largest system of freshwater on the face of the planet.
As a U.S.