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Computer scientists and poultry researchers at University of Guelph are harnessing advanced AI and comprehensive data sources to predict the appearance of avian flu in Canada. The overall objective is to control its spread. Read More
The Great Lakes Observing System is leading a campaign to map every meter of the bottom of the Great Lakes. The effort will pinpoint hundreds of underwater shipwrecks, illuminate topographical features, and locate infrastructure. Read the full story by the Associated Press.
The Great Lakes Water Authority and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced Monday they will partner on a multi-year study to improve flood resiliency in southeast Michigan. Read the full story by The Detroit News.
No matter the outcome of the 2024 U.S. presidential election, the country will have a vice president from the Great Lakes region. How have Vance and Walz advocated for the Great Lakes region thus far? Read the full story by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
The Shedd Aquarium, in partnership with Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant and Purdue University, has been tracking fish movements to understand how fish use large urban rivers. Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.
In an innovative project propelled by the Great Lakes Protection Fund, water nonprofit Freshwater is teaming up with several land trusts on a regional approach to improving water quality around the Great Lakes. A primary goal is to restore select croplands to perennial vegetation, which reduces runoff and erosion while trapping carbon in the soil. Read the full story by Midland Daily News.
Lake Michigan’s surface temperature has been above average nearly every day this year so far. As heat trapping-greenhouse gasses continue to accumulate in the atmosphere, the Great Lakes region is projected to grow warmer and wetter in the years and decades to come. Read the full story by Michigan Advance.
Western Lake Erie’s summer 2024 algal bloom appears to remain strong going into October, though it’s unclear for the time being if it’s started to recede as extensive cloud cover has blocked satellite imagery. Read the full story by The Blade.
The number of properties located in flood zones is expected to increase significantly in Greater Montreal, corresponding to 15,508 buildings worth $9.9 billion. The updated flood zones consider the uncertainty linked to climate change, which is expected to increase the frequency of floods in the coming years. Read the full story by the CBC.
Two years ago, scientists discovered dozens of massive sinkholes about 14 miles off the coast of Sheboygan, Wisconsin, and about 450 feet below the surface. In August, scientists finally got up-close pictures of the sinkholes. Read the full story by CBS News.
In 2023, Manoomin (wild rice) became Michigan’s official native grain. Found growing in shallow inland lakes and slow-moving streams across the state, the Gun Lake Tribe works every year to plant, harvest, and teach classes about Manoomin in the Kalamazoo River system. Read the full story by WXMI-TV – Grand Rapids, MI.
The Bruce-Grey Catholic District School Board has something to celebrate in its latest annual provincial standardized test results. Read More
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