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Tag: flooding

Posted inGreat Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Michigan’s soggy summer evidence of a global climate reckoning

by Bridge Michigan August 9, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inClimate Change, Detroit, Feature Detroit, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Infrastructure, Lake Michigan, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Flooding Tells ‘Two Different Stories’ In Michigan

by Circle of Blue April 27, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inGreat Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, History and Culture, Indigenous Communities, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region

In Michigan, rising lake levels disturb sacred ground

by Circle of Blue September 16, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inBuffalo, Climate Change, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Infrastructure, Lake Ontario, Latest News, New York, News, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Waterfront Development

Review Underway: Will IJC’s efforts be enough for flooded shoreline municipalities?

by Samantha Cantie July 30, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Climate Change, Detroit, Detroit River, Feature Detroit, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Infrastructure, John Hartig, Lake St. Clair, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ontario, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Waterfront Development, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Moment: Warmer, wetter, wilder

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now July 6, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inHistory and Culture, Infrastructure, Latest News, Lighthouses, Museums and Cultural Institutions, Michigan, News, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Rescuing History: Museum experts across Michigan race to save the Midland archive

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now May 29, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inAP, Article, Illinois, News, Region

Illinois governor activates Guard to help prepare for flooding

by The Associated Press May 21, 2020
Posted inClimate Change, COVID-19, Guest Article, Infrastructure, Latest News, News, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Is America prepared to handle natural disasters during the COVID-19 pandemic?

by theRising May 21, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inChicago, Climate Change, Feature-Chicago, Guest Article, Illinois, Infrastructure, Lake Michigan, Latest News, News, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Record Rainfall Prompts Reversal of Chicago River into Lake to Ease Flooding

by WTTW News May 19, 2020
Posted inAP, Article, Infrastructure, Lake Michigan, Milwaukee, News, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Wisconsin

Wisconsin Governor requests FEMA storm damage assessments in SE Wisconsin

by The Associated Press January 29, 2020

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