The Great Lakes

• Great Lakes 77% frozen, imaged from space

  The Great Lakes have seen more ice cover this winter than they have in years and a NASA satellite has imaged the ice cover using infrared cameras.

  Weather

  Feb 26, 2014
  
• Great Lakes nearly covered with ice for 1st time since 1994

  It's been so bitterly cold for so long that the Great Lakes are almost completely covered with ice for the first time in 20 years.

  Environment

  Feb 14, 2014
  
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• Great Lakes ice causing headaches for shipping industry

  The Great Lakes are seeing more ice coverage than they have in years, and this means big challenges for the shipping industry.

  Canada

  Jan 31, 2014
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• Great Lakes mayors to work together to adapt municipalities to climate change

  The provincial government is supporting a new program launched by members of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative in an effort to adapt their municipalities to climate change.

  Environment

  Jan 17, 2014
• Debate unresolved on protecting Great Lakes from Asian carp

  The debate over how to protect the Great Lakes from voracious Asian carp appeared no closer to settlement Tuesday following release of a federal report.

  Environment

  Jan 7, 2014
• WATCH: ‘Steam fog’ rises over Lake Michigan amid deep freeze

  The whirlpool of frigid Arctic air placing much of North America in a deep freeze – now known continent-wide as a “polar vortex” – has highlighted another phrase in our vocabulary. Steam fog.

  Weather

  Jan 7, 2014
• 8 options to keep Asian carp out of Great Lakes: Army Corps report

  The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has released a report years in the making about options for keeping Asian carp from invading the Great Lakes.

  Environment

  Jan 6, 2014
• Snow squalls affecting areas north of GTA

  Though Toronto has escaped any significant snowfall so far, north of the GTA, it's a different story.

  Weather

  Dec 11, 2013
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• Group calls for action on ‘microplastics’ found in Great Lakes

  An organization representing more than 100 cities in Canada and the U.S. is calling for steps to deal with the recently discovered problem of "microplastic" pollution in the Great Lakes.

  Canada

  Oct 29, 2013
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• WATCH: Chilly lake effect air brings snowfall north of GTA

  The chilly air flowing across Southern Ontario has generated several centimetres of snow north of the Greater Toronto Area overnight.

  Weather

  Oct 24, 2013