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Great Lakes threatened by decreasing water levels

Environment

The water levels in North America’s Great Lakes, recently hit record lows. Though these changes are directly connected to climate change, some scientists suggest changes in behavior will need to be made to adapt to lower water levels in the future.

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Grandma’s Autumn Colors

Not So Great Lakes?

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DRILLING AGAINST THE LAW?

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Great Lakes Goby Fish

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Goby Fish

A newly introduced fish is rapidly reproducing in the Great Lakes. The Goby fish, originally from Russia, is thriving in all five of the Lakes. Bob Carty of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation reports on the proliferation of this non-native species and its impact on the food chain.

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Great Lakes Anti-Pollution Plan

Doug Johnson of Michigan Public Radio reports on a major new anti-pollution plan for the Great Lakes, which for the first time would impose common pollution standards in all eight Great Lakes states. The standards are aimed at reducing the flow of toxic substances into the lakes and the food chain.

Another Century of Great Lakes

Living on Earth looks at 100 years of America and Canada’s shared responsibility of the Great Lakes and the new international agreement intended to keep it clean for the next century.

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Saving the Great Lakes from invading carp

Environment

The Great Lakes are threatened by carp and the proposed solution is to cut the connection between Lake Michigan and the Mississippi River basin. President Obama has agreed to conduct a study, but waiting too long for a solution may be detrimental.

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Geo Quiz and answer

Arts, Culture & Media

The answer to today’s Geo Quiz is the distance (in nautical miles) between Halifax, Nova Scotia and Belfast, Northern Ireland.