[dailynews] July 13, 2012

Great Lakes Daily News: July 13, 2012
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New alarm sounded about Asian carp threat to Great Lakes
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A report by Fisheries and Oceans Canada shows that Asian carp would likely thrive in all five Great Lakes, and the introduction of fewer than 20 of the invasive fish could be enough to set off a spawning spree that could forever change the region's ecosystem. Source: The Buffalo News (7/13)


Water runs through us: Is Muskegon Lake big enough for industrial and tourism uses? Yes indeed
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The future of Muskegon's vast water resources, a quality that sets the community apart from others, could flow toward pretty-looking tourism, shipping-based industrial or a mix of both. Source: MLive (7/13)


Unsafe waters? Pollution problems plague area beaches
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Woodlawn Beach State Park is one of the worst beaches in the country for continuing poor water quality, according  to a national environmental group. Source: The Buffalo News (7/13)


COMMENTARY:Obama team's Asian carp response: by the book
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This week's presentation by the Obama administration's Asian carp team on how it's stopping the advance of the voracious fish that threaten the Great Lakes was regimented, informative, and boring. Source: Great Lakes Echo (7/13)


State of the Great Lakes: Michigan's record heat leads to unusually warm water
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The Great Lakes are heating up earlier than usual this year, reaching temperatures typically seen in late August or early September. Source: MLive (7/12)


Lake Michigan water levels continue to drop
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Nature - precipitation, temperature, lack of winter ice cover - is a driving force behind lake levels, but humans have a played a significant role as well. Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (7/12)


On heartland's great rivers, scientists struggle to measure impact of Asian carp invasion
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Research on the impact of booming Asian carp populations in the rivers of North America has been difficult due to fluctuating conditions; however, scientists remain determined to solve the mystery before the invaders reach the Great Lakes to prevent the feared damage. Source: The Associated Press (7/12)


Drowning latest reminder of lake's deceptive ferocity
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Lake Michigan isn't a water park or a public swimming pool - all safe, regulated and supervised. It's the real deal - beautiful yet dangerous, calming yet misleading, incredibly enticing yet potentially deadly. Source: Post-Tribune (7/11)


Ancient 'New York City' of Canada discovered
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Today New York City is the Big Apple of the Northeast but new research reveals that 500 years ago a settlement on the north shore of Lake Ontario, in Canada, was the biggest, most complex, cosmopolitan place in the region. Source: LiveScience (7/10)


Lakes coal trade impacted by weather in June
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Shipments of coal on the Great Lakes totaled 2.6 million tons in June, a decrease of 9.7 percent compared to May, and a drop of nearly 13 percent compared to a year ago due in part to the flooding of the Duluth-Superior harbor. Source: MarineLink (7/10)


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