January 18, 2018
by Nicole Rice
Comments Off on Great Lakes in winter: Water levels and ice cover
The Great Lakes, along with their connecting waterways and watersheds, make up the largest lake system on the planet—more than 20% of the world’s surface freshwater! Water levels on the lakes change in response to a number of factors, and these … Continue reading
August 9, 2016
by Kaye LaFond
Comments Off on UPDATE: GLERL Releases Drifter Buoys into Lake Erie
Update 08/09/2016: The buoys have drifted ashore and are being collected! The map below shows their full journey. Original post 07/13/2016: Last week, GLERL scientists released two mobile buoys with GPS tracking capabilities, known as ‘Lagrangian drifters’, into Lake … Continue reading
June 23, 2016
by GLERL Communications Team
Comments Off on The Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Great Lakes Region is out!
Happy Summer! The Great Lakes Region Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook June 2016 was published today. As you may have noticed, this spring was fairly mild temperature-wise and mostly uneventful in terms of severe weather. After a couple of late … Continue reading