Great Lakes
Great Lakes drownings rise during pandemic
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The COVID-19 pandemic indirectly caused more drownings in the Great Lakes, according to a study published in the journal Ocean and Coastal Management.
Books
Famed outdoor writer’s journals found in old refrigerator to be published soon
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A decade after the death of bestselling author and conservationist, Sigurd F. Olson, his son found some of his loose-leaf journals in an unplugged refrigerator. The journals have since been turned into a book that will be published in June.
Water
Study shows aquatic landscape changes, human impact on Chicago-area plants, animal life
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Over the decades, wetlands and other water bodies in Cook County, Illinois, have decreased by a third, while swamps and marshes have been drained or converted into lakes and ponds, causing havoc for wildlife, according to a recent study by a group of graduate students and their professor at the University of Illinois Chicago.
Water
Rising waters threaten wells, drinking water systems
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Four out of the five Great Lakes set water level records for February, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Great Lakes
Invasive mussels clear the water and coat the wrecks at Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary
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Lake Huron is now the clearest Great Lake, dethroning Superior from the top spot while shedding new light on shipwrecks in Thunder Bay.
Birds
Microplastics are filling the Great Lakes and birds’ bellies
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Researchers found man-made debris in the stomachs of baby cormorants from both urban and remote areas.
Land
High water levels damage lake docks, breakwalls
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The Army Corps of Engineers is warning of damage and danger from rising Great Lakes water levels and winter storms.
Climate
Google adds Detroit to online sustainability database
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The Environmental Insight Explorer collects a city’s potential solar output, carbon emissions and long term climate outlook.
Birds
Identifying waterbird hotspots in the Great Lakes is important for birds’ survival, a study shows
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A recent study done in the Great Lakes highlights the importance of waterbird hotspot conservation.
Art
Man from India captures award-winning images of Lake Erie while barefoot
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Barefoot hiker wins the 2019 Life on Lake Erie Photo Contest.