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Climate Change Is Intensifying the Water Cycle, New IPCC Report Finds
-The climate crisis will jeopardize key sources of fresh water and make extreme weather events more severe. But experts say there’s still time to prevent the worst outcomes.
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APFeature HomepageHistory and CultureLake HuronNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchNew theory: Earth’s longer days kick-started oxygen growth
-Researchers dredged up gooey purple bacteria from a deep sinkhole in Lake Huron and tinkered with it. The more continuous light the smelly microbes got, the more oxygen they produced.
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Brian OwensEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesFeature HomepageLatest NewsNewsOntarioResearch, Data and TechnologyBacteria Cleanup: Should we let nature clean up oil spills?
-Natural populations of oil-degrading bacteria could help to clean up freshwater rivers and lakes after spills from pipelines and trains, researchers have found after experiments.
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Algae BloomsClimate ChangeCollaborationFeature HomepageLatest NewsNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchGreat Lakes algae threatens air quality
-There is evidence that suggests harmful toxins and algae itself are found in the air. But scientists are unsure how much toxin is in the air, how weather or water quality affect it, or what human health effects it could cause.
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ChicagoFeature-ChicagoFish, Birds and AnimalsIllinoisLake MichiganLake SuperiorLatest NewsResearch, Data and TechnologySandra SvobodaScience, Technology, ResearchThe Suckers: Great Lakes’ “best supporting fishes” are important to the food web
-Karen Murchie, director of freshwater research at the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago, talked all about suckers and what they mean for the Great Lakes in this Q&A with GLN Host Ward Detwiler.
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Invasive Tracking: Researchers trying to trace zebra mussel infestations
-A University of Minnesota rapid response project is conducting genetic testing on zebra mussels found in pet stores across the U.S. and Canada.
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Algae BloomsFeature HomepageGreat Lakes EchoInvasive SpeciesLatest NewsMichiganNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyResearchers find relationship between invasive zebra mussels, toxic algae
-Researchers found the presence of zebra mussels led to an increase in a type of bacteria called Microcystis that produces the algae.
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Scientists: Pup births hopeful sign for Isle Royale wolves
-Wolf pups have been spotted again on Isle Royale, a hopeful sign in the effort to rebuild the predator species’ population at the Lake Superior national park.
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BudgetBuffaloClevelandDetroitDuluthFeature ClevelandFeature DetroitFeature HomepageFeature MilwaukeeGary WilsonGrand RapidsIllinoisIndianaIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganMilwaukeeMinnesotaNew YorkNewsOhioPennsylvaniaPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWisconsinInvesting in the Lakes: New bill could redirect tech money to neglected Great Lakes cities
-The Great Lakes region is “regularly overlooked by federal lawmakers, investors and innovators,” but new legislation may help the region shake its Rust Belt image and secure tech and innovation investments.
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Drinking WaterForever Chemicals FeaturedGreat Lakes News CollaborativeGroundwater ContaminationLatest NewsNewsPFASResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsDealing with the soup of chemicals that can get into your drinking water
-Chemicals in water can mix. That’s where dealing with pollutants really falls short.
