Tag: lakes
Tribes move whitefish upriver in bid to revive Great Lakes runs
As once-abundant Great Lakes whitefish slide toward population collapse, biologists are trying something that would have sounded far-fetched a decade ago: hauling live fish upriver and simply letting them go. […]
The mystery of a Lake Michigan shipwreck, and a woman left tied to the mast
A shipwreck from 145 years ago still litters the bottom of Lake Michigan near Frankfort, Michigan, that sparked a haunting mystery that continues to be part of Great Lakes lore: […]
Great Lakes ice is thought to block evaporation. A new study says weather plays a bigger role
While ice does play some role, the results of a new study show the humidity of the air over the lakes has a much more dominant effect on how much […]
High winds causing water to ‘vanish’ from western Lake Erie
The big cold front moving into the Great Lakes region, leading to heavy snow in some areas and high winds and gale warnings on the Great Lakes, is also expected […]
Invasive scud is threatening the Great Lakes. Pollution might be helping to keep it back
Long-polluted waterways near Chicago are part of a system of natural and manmade barriers keeping invasive crustaceans at bay, a recent study suggests. Read the full story by Inside Climate […]