Above: Satellite view of the Great Lakes on a recent clear day (December ... In Figure 2 below, the map on the left of each image shows how much colder or warmer than normal the air temperature ...

An effort to map the bottom of the Great Lakes is gaining support due to its potential benefits for safety and environmental management.

To say that oil is made from dinosaurs is like saying that bread is made from insects, just because the odd one occasionally ...

Whalebacks were invented and designed by Capt. Alexander McDougall (1845-1923), a Scottish immigrant and industrialist.

Long before the Great Lakes came to define the heart of North America, a much larger lake once ruled the land. Lake Agassiz, ...

President Trump signed a memorandum to expedite measures preventing invasive Asian carp from entering the Great Lakes. The memorandum urges Illinois to cooperate with the Brandon Road Lock and Dam ...

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation provides dredging services in the United States. The company offers capital dredging that consists of port expansion projects; coastal restoration and land ...

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