Summer 2010's hot temperatures mean lower lake levels- Editor H2ONotes [ 9/2/2010 - 06:31 ] # Though this summer's intense heat may have contributed to a dip in Lake
Michigan's water levels, the lost inches aren't unusual -- or a cause
for concern, meteorologists say. more...
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Despite dry summer, E. coli pollution levels remain high- Editor H2ONotes [ 9/2/2010 - 06:29 ] # After 16 years of trying, officials admit that they still have failed to
end disturbingly high pollution levels in many southeast Michigan
waterways that drain into Lake St. Clair. more...
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EDITORIAL: Screening fish bait should help prevent Asian carp invasion- Editor H2ONotes [ 8/30/2010 - 06:55 ] # The revelation that fishermen could bring carp into the Great Lakes is
seldom mentioned by those who are upset that yet another invasive
species may soon degrade the lakes. more...
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Viral disease kills thousands of birds on Minnesota lakes- Editor H2ONotes [ 8/30/2010 - 06:53 ] # Pelicans, cormorants and gulls are dying on several Minnesota lakes this
summer, apparently from a viral disease that flares up every two years. more...
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Volunteer cormorant harassment program on Oneida Lake to begin after training session- Editor H2ONotes [ 8/26/2010 - 08:00 ] # It looks like cormorant harassment on Oneida Lake will begin again --
soon. Dave Lemon, an aquatic biologist from the state Department of
Environmental Conservation's Cortland office, is overseeing the pilot
volunteer program on the lake this fall. more...
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Lake Superior beach testing under way after delay- Editor H2ONotes [ 8/26/2010 - 07:59 ] # Delayed three months from its usual starting point, Minnesota's Lake
Superior beach testing program is up and running, at least in some
areas. more...
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Scientists say the toxic blue-green algae will only get worse on Ohio lakes- Editor H2ONotes [ 8/26/2010 - 07:58 ] # The simmering summer of 2010 is coughing up a sickly and unprecedented
batch of toxic blue-green algae in western Lake Erie and nearly a dozen
of Ohio's shallow, inland lakes. Many lake scientists are speculating
that it's only going to get worse. more...
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Algae prompt new swim advisory at Maumee Bay- Editor H2ONotes [ 8/19/2010 - 07:34 ] # Maumee Bay State Park on Friday became Ohio's second along Lake Erie to
have a swimming advisory issued in response to this summer's algae
outbreak. more...
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Lake Michigan water levels down from last year- Editor H2ONotes [ 8/16/2010 - 07:07 ] # Despite record breaking rainfall in July, and an amazing 20 inches of
rain since June first in parts of Northeast Wisconsin, Lake Michigan
water levels are actually down from this time last year.According to data from the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, the lake and bay of Green Bay are down eight inches from a
year ago, and the levels are currently one foot below average.
Those in the boating industry say rainfall
makes up just a small piece of the pie when it comes to all the factors
impacting Lake Michigan water levels. more...
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Lake Superior surface waters are warmest on record- Editor H2ONotes [ 8/16/2010 - 07:05 ] # Surface waters of Lake Superior recorded at three buoys across the
lake this week reached their highest average temperature in the 31 years
records have been kept. The water temperature Tuesday hit 68.3
degrees at a time of year it should be about 55, topping the previous
record of 68 degrees set during the strong El Nino summer of 1998. more...
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Algae battle proves costly- Editor H2ONotes [ 8/16/2010 - 06:27 ] # Toxic-algae warning signs appeared at another state park today, as Ohio's list of troubled
waters and its costs to monitor them continue to grow.
Maumee Bay State Park near Oregon in Lucas County is now the 11th state park where officials
will test water for four health-threatening, algae-produced liver and nerve toxins. That's after
workers reported a bloom of blue-green algae, also called cyanobacteria, near the park's beach
along Lake Erie. more...
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Garbage washing up again on western Mich. beaches- Editor H2ONotes [ 8/13/2010 - 07:22 ] # Garbage washing up on Lake Michigan beaches has some in western Michigan
wondering if it's a return to the summer of 2008, when Wisconsin trash
rolled in. more...
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Groups call for drilling ban in Mich. constitution- Editor H2ONotes [ 8/13/2010 - 07:22 ] # Environmentalists and some lawmakers say oil spills in the Gulf of
Mexico and a southern Michigan river are reason to put protections
against drilling in the Great Lakes in the state constitution. more...
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Lake Michigan waters heat up this summer- Editor H2ONotes [ 8/9/2010 - 06:29 ] # Lake Michigan isn't known for its bathwater-like temperatures, but this summer the Great Lake seems almost tropical.
Water temperatures climbed to 80 degrees Sunday afternoon and early
evening at a buoy stationed in the middle of the lake - the first time
it reached 80 since 2001, according to the National Weather Service.
The highest temperature ever recorded at the buoy on the southern end
of the lake, located 40 miles offshore of Racine, was 81 on Aug. 18,
1995. more...
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Warmer Great Lakes: Nice for a dip, but worrisome- Editor H2ONotes [ 8/4/2010 - 06:05 ] # Don Kermeen grew up along the shores of Lake
Superior, and early on he learned a lesson about the mighty lake:
"For most of the year, you don't swim in it unless you're in a
wetsuit."
Not this summer. Superior and the four other Great Lakes have
been at or near record high temperatures for the 30 years such
measurements have been taken -- and there's still a month left
before the lakes typically hit their warmest levels of the year. more...
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