The Great Lakes reached their highest ice coverage (52.23%) since February 2022. Lake Superior was the last of the Great Lakes to become ice-free on May 11, 2025. As of June 6, 2025, water ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Extreme temperature events in the Great Lakes have more than doubled since 1998, coinciding with a major El Niño. Advanced modeling extending back to 1940 shows ...

The Great Lakes have been victimized by invasive populations of mussels for years. The zebra and quagga mussels are a danger to native lake life, hitching a ride on boats and other watercraft.

Amid drastic cuts to science programs, grants and funding, Great Lakes scientists are converging in Milwaukee this week to talk about resilience – not just in the lakes, but science itself.

Instead of exploring the big blue ocean, each cruise season, thousands choose to explore the Great Lakes, finding themselves in the port of Milwaukee. You know, it's, it's different than an ocean ...

The stars of the shoreline are starting their summer debut. Piping Plover nests along the Great Lakes welcomed new chicks this month. As of the morning of Friday, June 6, at least 24 chicks have ...

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 ...

Weather patterns are shifting. The globe is warming — and that includes the Great Lakes. The five interconnected freshwater North American lakes attract significant study in the summer ...

The Council of State Governments, Midwestern Office (CSG Midwest) is collaborating with eight Great Lakes states to explore the creation of a U.S. Great Lakes Waterfront Trail. According to Great ...

The lake lies between the U.S. and Canada, the easternmost of the Great Lakes. The lake is near Niagara Falls, a popular tourist spot. Lake Ontario may be the only Great Lake not bordering ...

Thirteen years after the first M23 crisis, these new clashes bear out the enduring instability in the Great Lakes region. Mutual accusations between the DRC and Rwanda persist. Kigali accuses Kinshasa ...

Action is finally being taken against an aggressive invasive species that has been surging across the Great Lakes in Ontario. The spike in sea lampreys has triggered a joint campaign between ...