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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.
Four out of the five Great Lakes set water level records for February, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Lake Huron is now the clearest Great Lake, dethroning Superior from the top spot while shedding new light on shipwrecks in Thunder Bay.
Researchers found man-made debris in the stomachs of baby cormorants from both urban and remote areas.
The Army Corps of Engineers is warning of damage and danger from rising Great Lakes water levels and winter storms.
The Environmental Insight Explorer collects a city’s potential solar output, carbon emissions and long term climate outlook.
A recent study done in the Great Lakes highlights the importance of waterbird hotspot conservation.
Barefoot hiker wins the 2019 Life on Lake Erie Photo Contest.
The research could have implications for estimating how many lake trout are in the Great Lakes.
This year water levels were the highest on record since previous record highs in 1986, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers which has tracked them since 1918.