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On Feb 23, 2022
@ClimateAudit @BassisJeremy @sidersadapts I focused on the graphs of the lakes with high variability. Here are the others. https://t.co/7CXoMqMUCf https://t.co/mY5Z3P6fxI
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Climate Change Indicators: Great Lakes Water Levels and Temperatures

This indicator measures water levels and surface water temperatures in the Great Lakes.

@Revkin shared
On Feb 23, 2022
@ClimateAudit @BassisJeremy @sidersadapts I focused on the graphs of the lakes with high variability. Here are the others. https://t.co/7CXoMqMUCf https://t.co/mY5Z3P6fxI
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Climate Change Indicators: Great Lakes Water Levels and Temperatures

Climate Change Indicators: Great Lakes Water Levels and Temperatures

This indicator measures water levels and surface water temperatures in the Great Lakes.

Winter Grab: Dozens of Great Lakes scientists join rare February sampling campaign to study ‘the changing face of winter’

Winter Grab: Dozens of Great Lakes scientists join rare February sampling campaign to study ‘the changing face of winter’

Nearly all scientific sampling of the Great Lakes is done between May and October, when the lakes are free of ice and the water is warmer. But this month, scientists from more than a dozen ...

North America’s most valuable resource is at risk

North America’s most valuable resource is at risk

The Great Lakes helped make the U.S. an economic powerhouse. Now climate change, pollution, and invasive species threaten their complex ecosystems.

Great Lake dwarfs sea-level rise. Water is up 6 feet

Great Lake dwarfs sea-level rise. Water is up 6 feet

GRAND HAVEN, Mich. — Streets are flooded in "Coast Guard City, USA," and the maritime rescue force is responding to dangerous events not seen for decades on Lake Michigan as water levels ...

The Great Lakes are higher than they’ve ever been, and we’re not sure what will happen next

The Great Lakes are higher than they’ve ever been, and we’re not sure what will happen next

A single road near Lake Superior connects Michigan’s Keweenaw Bay Indian Community to the rest of the state. During major rains, debris like rocks and wood litter the route and cut off ...

Zebra Mussels' Takeover of the Great Lakes

Zebra Mussels' Takeover of the Great Lakes

The exotic molluscs have pilfered the region's food supply, creating a vast aquatic desert

Even the Great Lakes’ deepest waters are now warming

Even the Great Lakes’ deepest waters are now warming

It is no secret that winter in the Great Lakes region has been significantly impacted by climate change in recent decades. Ice cover across the Great Lakes has declined 22 percent over the ...

The Best Places to Experience Fall in the Great Lakes

The Best Places to Experience Fall in the Great Lakes

Lighthouses, epic views, water stretching for miles—all paired with red, gold and orange leaves—makes the great lakes perfect places to visit in the fall.

Summer on the Swollen Great Lakes

Summer on the Swollen Great Lakes

The lakes rose this year to levels not seen in decades. A 1,234-mile drive around one of them revealed what all that water has left behind — vanishing beaches, closed roads, new islands.

Cutting-edge Viking cruise ship is headed for the Great Lakes

Cutting-edge Viking cruise ship is headed for the Great Lakes

A big player in the cruise industry is diving into the Great Lakes market. Switzerland-based Viking, which built its name plying the rivers of Europe, is extending its reach into North ...

Science Friday Book Club’s Winter Read Plunges Into The Great Lakes

Science Friday Book Club’s Winter Read Plunges Into The Great Lakes

The stories of the North American Great Lakes run deep. Dip into 'The Death and Life of the Great Lakes' by Dan Egan.

Great Lakes Levels Are Rising—a Sign of Things to Come?

Great Lakes Levels Are Rising—a Sign of Things to Come?

Stronger storms and harsher cold snaps could mean more dramatic ups and downs for lake levels in the future.