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Canadian wildfires are causing unhealthy air quality again in Chicago and other parts of the US

Drifting smoke from the ongoing wildfires across Canada is creating curtains of haze and raising air quality concerns throughout the Great Lakes region, and in parts of the central and eastern United States

The Independent UK

Chicago’s air quality is worst in the world after Canadian wildfire smoke blankets the region, global pollution index shows

CHICAGO -- Thick smoke from Canadian wildfires coated Chicago and the surrounding areas with haze as weather officials issued an air quality alert for parts of the Great Lakes, Lower Mississippi and Ohio valleys Tuesday morning.

Chicago Tribune

Summer Warmth To Return To Northeast And Great Lakes

High pressure from Canada to bring dry and warmer conditions, with some areas experiencing temperatures near 90 degrees

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Brewing Storm Could Bring Rain To Drought-Stricken Midwest And Northeast

In the next days and weeks, a storm may offer prospects for some rain in parts of the arid Midwest and Northeast.

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A haze is blanketing major swaths of the East Coast because of the Canadian wildfires

Some of the worst air quality was recorded in the Great Lakes region and in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey and the Washington, D.C., metro area.

WEKU

Warming, drying climate puts many of the world’s biggest lakes in peril

A new global study of lakes shows water levels falling and finds a global warming fingerprint. The research didn’t find a climate warming fingerprint affecting the Great Lakes, but that doesn’t mean it’s not there.

Chicago Sun-Times

Gordon Lightfoot's music raised awareness of Great Lakes maritime disasters

On May 1, the 84-year-old Canadian folk music icon Gordon Lightfoot died at Toronto’s Sunnybrook Hospital. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau commented that Lightfoot’s legacy will live on in the dynamic Canadian soundscape he helped to shape.

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High Winds To Follow Late-week Storm In Parts Of Ohio Valley, Great Lakes

A powerful cross-country storm, which will unleash heavy rain, snow and severe thunderstorms across the United States this week, will also produce strong, damaging winds in parts of the Midwest and Northeast on Friday and Saturday, according to AccuWeather forecasters

Zenger

Multi-Hazard Storm To Wallop Northeast With Rain, Wind And Snow

A powerful storm with rain, winds, and snow will affect Great Lakes Ohio Valley, New England and mid-Atlantic.

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Canada pledges Great Lakes funding after Trudeau-Biden talks

Canada has pledged to step up spending to improve water quality in the Great Lakes

The Independent UK

Army Corps further delays decision on Great Lakes oil tunnel

Federal officials are delaying a decision on whether to approve an oil pipeline tunnel in a Great Lakes waterway

The Independent UK

West Side credit union sets opening for August

State regulators approved the partnership between the Leaders Network and Great Lakes Credit Union, allowing the pair to plan their next steps, including a Juneteenth celebration marking the launch of online services.

Chicago Sun-Times

AccuWeather’s 2023 Canada Spring Forecast

Spring is just around the corner, even if it might not feel like it for everyone in Canada.

Zenger

Massive Winter Storm To Unload Snow From Missouri To Maine

From the middle of the Mississippi Valley to the Great Lakes, a wide zone of snow will form along its northern boundary

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Great Lakes set a record for low ice in February, likely leading to warmer seasons for the rest of the year

CHICAGO — In an ordinary Chicago winter, ice fishermen would still be scampering out onto the frozen stretches of Lake Michigan, toting fishing rods, drills — even pop-up shelters.

The Independent UK

Long-lost ship found in Lake Huron, confirming tragic story

Searchers have found a long-lost Great Lakes ship that came to a tragic end

Chicago Sun-Times

A whacked-out winter: Early birds, flowers, coho, crawlers & ticks; a dearth of ice

Early bird movements, early popping of flowers, early move north by coho, early night crawlers and early ticks along with a historic lack of ice are part of whacked-out winter.

Newcastle Herald

Mike Clayton-Brown earns crucial points at Great Lakes Pro

Mike Clayton-Brown bowed out in semi-finals of the Great Lakes Pro on Friday to record his best result of 2023 on the qualifying series and boost his chances of making the Challenger Series. The Corlette surfer beat Joel Vaughan 14.17 to 10.83 in quarter-finals of the 3000-point QS event at…

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More Than 40 Million At Risk For Severe Weather From Texas To Ohio

There will be an outbreak of severe weather from the Gulf coast to the Great Lakes region

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Ice ‘donuts’ And ‘pancakes’ Transform Lake Michigan Shoreline

In one Wisconsin town, the shoreline of Lake Michigan was changed by an extraordinarily frosty scene

Newcastle Herald

Great Lakes region of NSW luring "tree changers" to farm life

"What we're trying to do is help buyers get into some kind of farming activity."

Roll Call

‘Not fly-over country’: Dingell and other Midwestern Democrats start Heartland Caucus - Roll Call

The caucus is composed largely of members from the Great Lakes region seeking to remind their party leaders they are “not fly-over country.”

Chicago Tribune

Freshwater fish are significantly more contaminated with toxic forever chemicals than saltwater fish and shellfish, analysis shows

CHICAGO — Eating just one freshwater fish a year can dramatically increase the amount of toxic forever chemicals coursing through a person’s blood, according to a new study that reflects more than a half-century of pollution contaminating the Great Lakes and rivers nationwide.

Wales Online

Storm in America leaves dozens dead as Arctic blast cuts power to tens of thousands

The scope of the storm has been nearly unprecedented, stretching from the Great Lakes near Canada to the Rio Grande along the border with Mexico

Axios

Unrivaled winter storm engulfs Lower 48 as power outages and delays mount.

Add flash freeze, bomb cyclone, Arctic blast and Great Lakes seiche to your weather lexicon.

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