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Great Lakes microplastics study aims to spur tougher plastics rules
environment1 day ago

Great Lakes microplastics study aims to spur tougher plastics rules

Researchers at the Experimental Lakes Area seed Lake 378 with microplastics to study their fate, transport, and entry into the food web, part of a broader effort to push monitoring and policy action across the Great Lakes; the work, along with a growing body of evidence that microplastics are widespread in the basin, has spurred calls for stronger regulation and binational cooperation, even as local pollution issues—like Sarnia's Chemical Valley emissions and nurdle pollution—highlight ongoing health and environmental concerns.

via Chicago Tribune|
#environment#great-lakes#microplastics
Deep Beneath the Great Lakes, a Hidden World of Fungi and Tardigrades Emerges
biology25 days ago

Deep Beneath the Great Lakes, a Hidden World of Fungi and Tardigrades Emerges

Researchers drilling into the Antrim Shale beneath the Great Lakes found a vibrant underground ecosystem: 689 fungal species (including 13 new ones) alongside tardigrades and worms, forming a subterranean food web fed by ancient organic matter. Isotopic dating links the water to the Ice Age, last in contact with surface about 11,000 years ago, suggesting deep subsurface biodiversity may be underestimated and could influence carbon cycling.

via Gizmodo|
#biology#fungi#great-lakes
Storms Target Great Lakes to Northeast with Damaging Winds and Flood Risks
weather1 month ago

Storms Target Great Lakes to Northeast with Damaging Winds and Flood Risks

A potent thunderstorm system will sweep from the Plains into the Great Lakes and then toward the Northeast, bringing damaging winds up to about 85 mph, hail, and heavy rain that could trigger flash flooding and travel disruptions along the I-95 corridor from New York City to Raleigh; wet conditions are expected to linger Buffalo to Boston through Tuesday, with severe weather possible in New England by Wednesday. Separately, heat indices of 105–115 F are forecast across much of the central and southern U.S.

via USA Today|
#flash-flooding#great-lakes#severe-weather
Ontario wildfire engulfs freight train, smoke headed toward the Great Lakes
world1 month ago

Ontario wildfire engulfs freight train, smoke headed toward the Great Lakes

A raging wildfire near Armstrong, Ontario, engulfed a freight train as crews evacuated three trains carrying flammable materials; witnesses described encasing flames and an orange sky, while forecasters warned that smoke could drift toward the Great Lakes and the northeastern U.S., potentially affecting cities such as Boston and New York.

via New York Post|
#armstrong-ontario#canada#great-lakes
Canada wildfire smoke drifts into Great Lakes and Northeast, sparking air-quality alerts
weather1 month ago

Canada wildfire smoke drifts into Great Lakes and Northeast, sparking air-quality alerts

A large plume of wildfire smoke from Canada is drifting into the Great Lakes and Northeast, with surface smoke potentially causing unhealthy air quality from the Upper Midwest to New England in the coming days. Health risks are highest for people with lung or heart conditions, and forecasts suggest Chicago could see worsened air quality midweek as a heat-dome–driven pattern pushes smoke southward; scientists note longer, more intense wildfire seasons linked to climate change.

via CNN|
#air-quality#great-lakes#northeast
Beaver Island Trials Wave Power to Boost Local Energy Resilience
technology1 month ago

Beaver Island Trials Wave Power to Boost Local Energy Resilience

Researchers on Beaver Island in Lake Michigan tested two small wave-energy devices that generated enough electricity to light a bulb and charge a phone, a potential step toward a more reliable, locally produced power source for a remote community. Funded by NSF and part of a broader U.S. push to commercialize wave power, the project highlights promising progress but also challenges—high costs, deployment hurdles, and dependent funding—while the Great Lakes provide a safer, real-world testing ground for inland-sea wave technology.

via The Guardian|
#beaver-island#great-lakes#hydropower
Lake Erie boating incident: 11-year-old vanishes as neighbor is arrested and companion found dead
us-news1 month ago

Lake Erie boating incident: 11-year-old vanishes as neighbor is arrested and companion found dead

An 11-year-old girl vanished during a Lake Erie boating trip with her neighbor and another man. The neighbor, 41-year-old Kristen Gerrie, was arrested on endangering-children charges; the male passenger, 38-year-old Jonathan Ciha, was found dead in the water the following day as authorities recovered the boat near West Sister Island. The investigation remains ongoing.

via New York Post|
#boats#great-lakes#missing-children
Cincinnati Joins Michelin Guide as Great Lakes Edition Expands
business2 months ago

Cincinnati Joins Michelin Guide as Great Lakes Edition Expands

Cincinnati will be evaluated for Michelin stars as part of the American Great Lakes edition, with inspectors already in the field and a 2027 ceremony planned for inaugural selections. Officials say the inclusion could boost regional tourism and neighborhood economies, after Cincinnati was briefly left out due to an oversight. Michelin ratings rely on five criteria (product quality, technique, flavor harmony, chef personality, and consistency) and also include Bib Gourmand, Big Gourmand, and Selected designations. While funding from cities to participate helps, it does not guarantee a star.

via Cincinnati Enquirer|
#business#cincinnati#culinary
Midwest and Great Lakes brace for another round of severe storms
weather4 months ago

Midwest and Great Lakes brace for another round of severe storms

After a night of tornadoes across the Midwest and Great Lakes, forecasters warn of more severe storms Saturday across the Southern Plains, Mississippi Valley and Great Lakes, with damaging winds, hail and possible tornadoes; about 28 million people are at risk and more than 70,000 customers are without power, as Lena, Illinois and Rochester, Minnesota report damage but no fatalities.

via CBS News|
#great-lakes#midwest#power-outages
Ancient Caribou Hunters Revealed Beneath Lake Huron’s Depths
archaeology4 months ago

Ancient Caribou Hunters Revealed Beneath Lake Huron’s Depths

Archaeologists report 9,000-year-old stone hunting structures buried under Lake Huron on the Alpena-Amberley Ridge, the earliest evidence of human activity at the bottom of the Great Lakes; about 80 locations with drive lanes, hunting pits, and stone caches reveal a coordinated caribou-hunting system, preserved by the lake’s clear, sediment-free waters, with ongoing work to map and expand sites.

via Indian Defence Review|
#archaeology#great-lakes#lake-huron
Relentless storm week looms over central U.S. with tornadoes, hail and floods
weather4 months ago

Relentless storm week looms over central U.S. with tornadoes, hail and floods

A new severe-weather outbreak is forecast to hit the central U.S. Friday, bringing tornadoes, damaging winds, and large hail across a broad swath from northern Texas to northern Wisconsin, with the greatest risk in Wisconsin, southeastern Minnesota, eastern Iowa and northern Illinois. Forecasters warn of possible EF3+ tornadoes and flash flooding as Gulf moisture interacts with a jet-stream energy surge, followed by a cooldown Sunday as conditions ease; ongoing Great Lakes flooding and dam-related evacuations are already affecting Michigan and Wisconsin.

via CNN|
#flooding#great-lakes#severe-storms
Michelin Guide Expands to Cleveland, Elevating Great Lakes Dining
food-and-drink4 months ago

Michelin Guide Expands to Cleveland, Elevating Great Lakes Dining

Michelin announced the first-ever American Great Lakes edition, including Cleveland, with inspectors visiting the region and a first-half‑2027 ceremony to reveal selections; Destination Cleveland will fund the effort for three years, aiming to boost local restaurants and tourism, and local chefs expect increased national attention for Cleveland’s dining scene across stars and Bib Gourmand recognitions.

via Cleveland Scene|
#cleveland#destination-cleveland#food-and-drink
March Megastorm Set to Batter Plains, Spread Blizzard and Thunder to Great Lakes
weather5 months ago

March Megastorm Set to Batter Plains, Spread Blizzard and Thunder to Great Lakes

A powerful late-winter storm nicknamed a 'March megastorm' is forecast to sweep the central United States from Wyoming toward the Great Lakes, bringing blizzard-like snow (1–3 feet in the upper Midwest), 50 mph wind gusts, freezing rain, and widespread severe weather from the Midwest to the Deep South through March 16, with travel and power disruptions likely.

via USA Today|
#blizzard#great-lakes#megastorm