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- "MIAMI -- Responding to criticism after Superstorm Sandy, the National Hurricane Center said Thursday it would change the way it warns people about tropical storms that morph into something else." Read more
- "SHANGHAI/HONG KONG -- Chinese authorities slaughtered over 20,000 birds at a poultry market in Shanghai on Friday as the death toll from a new strain of bird flu mounted to six, spreading concern overseas and sparking a sell-off in...
- NASA found this video of a recent aurora borealis, or the northern lights,...
- Research aimed at developing ultrasonic microphones with insect-like sensitivity is to continue in the rainforests of Colombia and Ecuador.
- The Grand Valley State University wind buoy will be staying closer to home this season in Lake Michigan near Muskegon, Mich., as the sophisticated wind instrumentation platform completes the last of its three-year mission.
- For the first time in decades, bald eagles have successfully hatched on the north shore of Lake Ontario - news that has bird enthusiasts flocking to the Hamilton area to spot the eaglets.
- Water levels across most of the Great Lakes are likely to remain well below average for the next six months, posing continued hardships for commercial vessels and tourist towns that cater to recreational boaters, according to the U.S. Army Corps of...
- According to the Mich. Dept. of Natural Resources, applications from marinas for dredging have been flooding in. Which is more than they can say for the water.
- Scientists worry that large Lake Erie algae blooms may become a regular occurrence. That isn't good for Lake Erie, the Great Lakes, Ohio or the region.
- The S.S. Badger Carferry remains a working ferry, integral to the economies of Michigan and Wisconsin, especially its Ludington, Mich., homeport and the Wisconsin port city of Manitowoc.
- The $125 million federal grant that created the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center five years ago kept dozens of Michigan State University scientists working on the basic science of making fuel from wood chips, agricultural leftovers and plant...
- For more than two decades, readers of Lake Superior Magazine have shared their favorites for the "Best of the Lake" awards. Vote now for local favorites in categories like Best Shoreline, Best Locally Made Brew and more for the 2013 awards!
- Long valued for biological diversity and flood control, Great Lakes coastal wetlands are now seen as a tool to suck up and store excess carbon dioxide.
- "Tokyo Electric Power Co. (9501), the operator of the Fukushima Dai-Ichi plant, said a cooling system for one of its spent fuel pools at the crippled nuclear station stopped today." Read more
- "The government on Thursday recommended the removal of four hydroelectric dams on the Klamath River in Oregon and California to aid native salmon runs and help resolve a decades-long struggle over allocation of scarce water resources."...
- ShutterstockI could walk away right now. On the other hand … Over the past 20 days, my vegan challenge team and I have had a fantastic time. Everything is great. Everyone’s feeling fine. No worries. OK, I’ll check back in next week. Ha! Not so...
- REUTERS / Jacob Slaton There’s one Exxon gas station in Mayflower, Ark. Before last Friday, that’s likely as close as Mayflower residents got to the multinational oil and gas behemoth ExxonMobil. But after the Pegasus Pipeline burst last Friday,...
- In February 2010, a violent earthquake struck Chile, causing a tsunami 10 m in height. Affecting millions of people, the earthquake and giant wave also transformed the appearance of the coastline: the dunes and sandbars were flattened, and the coast...
- An innovative new oil-drilling tool concept has seen the light of day.
- LONDON (Reuters) - The government must suspend the use of dangerous pesticides linked to the death of bees, a committee of MPs said on Friday.
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