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Great Lakes produce new record for waterspouts in one week
-The Great Lakes produced a new high record in its number of 232 waterspouts from Sept. 28 through Oct. 4.
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Hunters need to avoid contaminated game
-Deer hunters have more to worry about than just COVID-19 and the flu. On the beware list: a group of chemicals known as PFAS and lead from ammunition.
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Multi-million dollar grant funds study of Great Lakes aquaculture
-The collaborative will study how much consumers would pay for local fish and emphasize buying local.
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NASA images show impact of Midland County flooding
-The images show the Tittabawassee River on May 20, 2020 compared to June 3, 2019.
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COVID-19 could cut millions of dollars of Michigan’s outdoor-related revenue
-Michigan outdoor recreation-related companies are struggling to stay afloat amid the fallout from COVID-19.
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Warm weather has ice fishing industry on thin ice
-“Four years ago I was fishing seven days a week for months but this year I haven’t been out once and am calling it quits for the winter,” said Tony Muscioni of Air1Airboats.
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Warm winter changes — but can’t stop — outdoor fun
-Warmer weather has forced Michigan’s winter sports and tourism groups to adapt to keep participants and spectators coming.
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Water sensors, data collaboration make Great Lakes smarter
-Communities relying on Lake Erie for water could get an early warning of incoming algal blooms with technology currently in development.
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Fighting polarization in algal bloom controversy
-Researchers at the Cooperative Institute for Great Lakes Research surveyed 1,000 Ohioans to gauge support of strategies to prevent western Lake Erie algal blooms.
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Fighting invasive species on one island led to plan for all
-Michigan researchers recently created a series of steps to show people how to rid Great Lakes islands of plants and animals that invade their ecosystems.