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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Great Lakes regional team and the National Weather Service’s Detroit team have simulated wave height during the Great Storm of 1913.
The storm sunk 12 boats and killed 250 people.
While homeowners may not be thrilled with Asian lady beetles, researchers are examining how the beetles control aphids, a pest that eats away at soybeans and other plants.
For the first time in Michigan, three ospreys have been fitted with tracking devices in order to get a better look at the birds’ migration patterns. One of the birds, named Monroe Spark, recently made it to Cuba.
Ohio officials have built an artificial wetland to help prevent blooms of toxic algae in Grand Lake St. Marys by filtering runoff from a nearby creek.
“Wisconsin Fish,” a new smart phone application created by the University of Wisconsin-Madison, helps to identify and differentiate between species in the Great Lakes region.
A recent report shows for the first time the widespread reach of harmful algal blooms that occurred this summer, including in parts of the Great Lakes.
