Across nearly all models, particulate organic nitrogen (PON) emerged as the single most influential feature, consistently ...

With Western Lake Erie harmful algal bloom observations through May 21, predict a potential bloom severity range of 2.5-4.5 ...

New York’s governor visited the Seneca Nation on Tuesday and formally apologized for “atrocities” she says were committed at a state boarding school that separated Native American ...

The IOOS system launched about 20 years ago. It's made up of 11 regional associations in multiple states and territories, ...

Satellite imagery showing cyanobacterial density levels across Lake Erie. (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) Rajesh Bejankiwar said even though they don't change the severity of ...

Based on two months of spring data collected across the watershed, U.S. scientists suggest mild-to-moderate sized blooms in that area of the lake. The 2014 Toledo water crisis prompted Lake Erie ...

Satellite imagery shows about 250 square miles of ice left on the eastern end of Lake Erie. The latest ice boom opening was May 3, 1971. The earliest start date was February 28, 2012.

The shallowness of Lake Erie makes it a haven for waterfowl, supporting a diverse range of species like goldeneyes, mergansers and canvasbacks. Lake Erie serves as a crucial stopover point for ...

satellite imagery shows the scale of the impact the prolonged cold spells have had on the lake this winter. Nearby Niagara Falls, which is fed by Lake Erie, has also frozen in parts this year.

So much so that Lake Erie reached its winter peak for this season for ice coverage. Roughly 95 per cent of the lake was covered in ice on Feb. 18, according to satellite data released by the ...

More recently, scientists say Lake Erie came close to icing entirely over in 2014 and 2015 during bitterly cold temperatures. A satellite image of Lake Erie on Feb. 18, 2025, showing nearly 95 per ...