La Niña is causing heavier and more frequent snowfall across the North, leading to colder and stormier conditions.
Great Lakes
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Great Lakes continuing to lose ice coverage, experts warn
Warmer temperatures and reduced ice cover on the Great Lakes are making Michigan winters messier, leading to more intense lake-effect snow and disruptions to winter activities like ice fishing.
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Gone a century, Arctic grayling return soon to Michigan. Can they survive?
Logging, overfishing and competition from non-native trout wiped out Michigan’s Arctic grayling population nearly a century ago. But the fish will soon swim again in tributaries of the Boardman, Manistee and Maple rivers.
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MSU is studying lamprey sex. Can birth control save Great Lakes from invaders?
The race is on at Michigan State University to understand bedroom habits of the sea lamprey before they eviscerate Great Lakes fish populations.
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A Great Lakes ‘Pompeii’? Lake Huron’s depths hold secrets of human history
Ten years ago, scientists discovered ancient hunting camps beneath the lake. Now, DNA samples from a submerged peat bog could produce more revelations about the prehistoric Great Lakes.
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Inside the fight to keep invasive grass carp out of the Great Lakes
The US and Canada are working together to stop a massive fish from gobbling up Great Lakes greenery.
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More cruise ships coming to Great Lakes as industry sets sights on growth
Bankruptcies took two ships out of the Great Lakes this year, but the cruise industry will make more port stops on more voyages starting in spring.
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Great Lakes hold clues to climate change. Send in the robots, feds say
As climate change increasingly shapes the Great Lakes region’s ecology and economy, scientists plan to use underwater robots to gather previously inaccessible data they say will help communities adapt.
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What a Donald Trump presidency means for Michigan’s environment
The incoming president is expected to resume the environmental rollbacks that were a signature of his first term in office, while prioritizing oil and gas and dismantling Biden-era electric vehicle and climate policies.
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Great Lakes’ water levels dropping, but still just about average
Water levels in the Great Lakes drop as the region experiences drier conditions due to a lack of precipitation.