2017
Harmful Algal Blooms
Workshop at BGSU reveals latest tools in algae fight – Sentinel-Tribune – Nov. 21, 2017
Too Little Phosphorus, The lowdown on phosphorus levels – Current Cast – Nov. 17, 2017
NOAA creates future tech to fight off Erie algae – 13abc Toledo – September 28, 2017
Big, green algae is back in Lake Erie – Holland Sentinel – August 19, 2017
A Lake-Dwelling Robot Fights Toxic Algae Blooms – WIRED – August 1, 2017
Robotic lab tracking toxicity of Lake Erie algal bloom – Monroe News – July 25, 2017
Underwater Lab Helps Fight Lake Erie Algae – Wall Street Journal – July 24, 2017
New robotic lab tracking toxicity of Lake Erie algal bloom – Phys.org – July 19, 2017
Scientists expect ‘significant’ algae bloom on Lake Erie – ABC News – July 13, 2017
Algae scientist says nitrogen another issue – Toledo Blade – April 1, 2017
Tracking harmful algae in Lake Erie – Great Lakes Echo – February 3, 2017
Snow & Ice
More than two-thirds of Great Lakes area covered ice – Detroit Free Press – February 13, 2018
How did we get lake-effect snow from a mostly frozen lake? – Buffalo News – January 17, 2018
Great Lakes ice coverage skyrockets in four weeks during deep freeze – WXYZ Detroit – Jan. 5, 2018
Great Lakes Ice Coverage, 1973 – 2017 – Clevescene.com – Dec. 22, 2017
Brace for snow as the Great Lakes struggle to freeze this winter – WeatherNetwork – Dec. 7, 2017
What’s the ice coverage on the Great Lakes – WeatherNation – Dec. 7, 2017
Building a better lake-effect snow forecast – GoErie.com – Dec. 1, 2017
Researchers: No more ice cover on the Great Lakes – Detroit News – April 26, 2017
Recap of snow, ice and water in Canada – Accuweather – April 17, 2017
Lake Superior less than 20 percent frozen – CBCNews – March 16, 2017
U.S. Coast Guard’s ship pushes through a frozen Lake Michigan – NBC26 Green Bay – Feb. 28, 2017
Great Lakes Mostly Open Water This Winter – Wisconsin Public Radio – February 1, 2017
Great Lakes less icy this winter – Grand Haven Tribune – February 17, 2017
Optical Illusion Lets a Man ‘Walk on Water’ – National Geographic – Jan. 24, 2017
Waves and Currents
Prevalence and danger of little known tsunami type revealed – Cosmos – February 19, 2018
Seiche! High winds drive flood surge along Lake Superior – MPR News – Oct. 27, 2017
Meteotsunamis in the Great Lakes – Manitoulin Expositor – July 12, 2017
Scientists want a tsunami warning system for Lake Erie – Buffalo News – June 25, 2017
Tsunamis on the Great Lakes? Researchers are looking into it – Toronto Star – June 23, 2017
Water Levels and Temperature
Rising lake shows no sign of relent – Ozaukee Press – Nov. 29, 2017
Water levels coming down in Lake Michigan – Holland Sentinel – September 28, 2017
Lake temps starting to dip with cooler air temperatures – Record Eagle – August 27, 2017
What Caused the Ongoing Flooding on Lake Ontario? – EoS – August 3, 2017
April Through July Was Wettest On Record For North Country – WWNYTV – July 31, 2017
Many consider increased water levels a ‘blessing’ – Monroe News – July 20, 2017
News Focus: Future of Great Lakes quality uncertain – Sturgis Journal – June 16, 2017
Rising lake, disappearing beaches – Ozaukee Press – May 31, 2017
Setting the story straight on Great Lakes water levels – Great Lakes Echo – March 15, 2017
Warm winter has less impact on Great Lakes water levels – Detroit Free Press – February 22, 2017
Weather & Climate
NOAA Study: Climate Change Affecting Great Lakes – WKAR – August 14, 2017
Invasive Species
GLANSIS: A ‘one-stop shop’ for information on aquatic invaders – MSU Extension – February 25, 2018
Saginaw Bay perch populations up against the wall(eye) – Great Lakes Echo – Dec. 1, 2017
Report: Asian Carp Still a threat to Lake Erie – Sandusky Register – Nov. 6, 2017
Climate change tinkers with animal relationships, survival – Record Eagle – June 30, 2017
Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) and Funding
U-M awarded $20M for federally funded Great Lakes research institute- U Mich News – May 17, 2017
Rep. Bob Latta discusses Great Lakes research funding – News Herald – May 12, 2017
Technology
Researchers Discover Two Historic Shipwrecks – MTU News – September 5, 2017
History meets technology in shipwreck alley – Marine Technology – April 11, 2017
2016
Harmful Algal Blooms
Researchers creating warning system for low oxygen water – Great Lakes Echo – Dec. 9, 2016
Drought holds lake algal bloom in check – Toledo Blade – November 2, 2016
(Audio) How bad was the green slime on Lake Erie this summer? – MLive – October 29, 2016
(Audio) Addressing Algal Blooms: Research in Action, Breakout 3, Tim Davis – Circle of Blue – July 21, 2016
Miles of Algae and a Multitude of Hazards – New York Times – July 18, 2016
Smaller algae bloom forecast for Lake Erie – Great Lakes Echo – July 12, 2016
Heidelberg lab is key to algae predictions – Toledo Blade – May 16, 2016
Water Levels and Temperature
How steamy Great Lakes waters will amplify lake-effect snowstorm – MLive – Dec. 7, 2016
Great Lakes unusually warm for this time of year – Detroit Free Press – Dec. 2, 2016
Lake Superior water levels: good for boaters, bad for beach seekers – CBC – Aug. 12, 2016
Hot summer weather continues – Record Eagle – Aug. 10, 2016
Great Lakes could hit record warm temperatures – Detroit News – August 6, 2016
What caused record water level rise in the Great Lakes – Eos – July 21, 2016
Beaches shrinking as Lake Michigan rises to near-record level – Chicago Tribune – May 17, 2016
Lake Michigan levels stage big comeback from 2013 lows – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – May 16, 2016
The water’s rising – Petoskey News – April 29, 2016
Water levels in Georgian Bay stable for next six months: NOAA – Simcoe.com – Dec. 20, 2015
Waves and Currents
Are there tsunamis in the Great Lakes? – Science Blog – Dec. 5, 2016
Current events in the Straits of Mackinaw – Great Lakes Echo – Nov. 1, 2016
In battle of man vs. lake, lake the victor – Chicago Tribune – Aug. 19, 2016
Researchers find tsunamis on the Great Lakes – MLive.com – April 27, 2016
Researchers discover ‘tsunamis’ on Great Lakes – Duluth News Tribune – April 25, 2016
Ice
How much ice should we expect to see on the Great Lakes this winter? – MSU Extension – Nov. 23, 2016
Animation shows 43 years of Great Lakes ice cover – Detroit Free Press – June 2, 2016
Watch four decades of Great Lakes ice cover flash before your eyes – CBC – June 2, 2016
NOAA researchers gather data from Door County ice – Green Bay Press Gazette – March 4, 2016
Warm weather holds ice at bay in Lake Huron – Simcoe.com – Feb. 23, 2016
Ice-free lake sets stage for more lake-effect snow – Buffalo News – Jan. 14, 2016
Fish, Food Webs, and Invasive Species
Study Links A Warming Climate To Changes In Great Lakes Food Web – WPR.org – Dec. 6, 2016
Quagga mussels are displacing zebra mussels in lakes – C&G Newspapers – April 12, 2016
Asian Carp Could Claim One-Third of Lake Erie Biomass – Newsweek – Jan. 6, 2016
Study: Asian carp could develop huge presence in Lake Erie – Associated Press – Jan. 4, 2016
Other Programs and Events
(Video) University partners with NOAA to monitor Lake Superior – ABC10 News – Aug. 18, 2016
(Video) NOAA to work with MTU scientists out on Lake Superior – TV6 – Aug. 16, 2016
NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory 