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Bassmaster Elite arrives as Lake St. Clair’s smallmouth break records

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Bassmaster Elite arrives as Lake St. Clair’s smallmouth break records

As anglers compete in the 2025 Yokohama Tire Bassmaster Elite competition on Lake St. Clair from Aug. 7-10, they’ll likely bring some pretty prize catches to weigh-ins. That’s because the catch-and-release method has allowed smallmouth bass on Lake St. Clair to grow to much greater sizes, according to new research from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR).

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How climate change may be affecting tornadoes

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How climate change may be affecting tornadoes

By Amal Ahmed

This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here.

This is part of the Disaster 101 toolkit, a comprehensive guide to extreme weather preparation, response, and recovery.

Extreme weather seems to make the headlines almost every week, as disasters increasingly strike out of season, break records, and hit places they never have before.

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