McBean: What Canada can learn from the Texas flash flood

McBean: What Canada can learn from the Texas flash flood
London Free Press
The flash flood in Texas that killed more than 130 people should be a wake-up call for Canada, a climate expert says
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Growing Concerns: Time to give flowers a trim and some TLC

Growing Concerns: Time to give flowers a trim and some TLC
London Free Press
As I pass annual planters outside of businesses, I've noticed that many of them really need a trim.
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Are the Great Lakes warm enough to swim in? Here are the latest water temperatures

Are the Great Lakes warm enough to swim in? Here are the latest water temperatures
Great Lakes Commission
eed a break from Michigan’s hot and hazy weather? All of the Great Lakes are seeing warmer temperatures this week, making the water warm enough to hop in this weekend. Read the full story […]
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Lake Erie feels like a ‘bathtub’ right now. Here’s why that’s fueling fears for harmful algae blooms in Ontario

Lake Erie feels like a ‘bathtub’ right now. Here’s why that’s fueling fears for harmful algae blooms in Ontario
Great Lakes Commission
ising water temperatures are creating unusual “bathtub conditions” in western Lake Erie this summer, raising concerns for harmful algal blooms. Read the full story by Inside Halton.
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A Good, Not Great Lake

Interlochen Public Radio
Lake Champlain is more than 16 times smaller than Lake Ontario, the smallest Great Lake. But in 1998, Congress designated Lake Champlain as the sixth Great Lake, teeing off a historical and cultural fight over which lakes can really call themselves Great.
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Inverhuron property to benefit future generations as demonstration farm

Inverhuron property to benefit future generations as demonstration farm
Kincardine News
he late owners of the 37-acre Bourgeois Farm wished to see property preserved
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Swimmers to honor the Edmund Fitzgerald by covering ship’s remaining 411 miles

Swimmers to honor the Edmund Fitzgerald by covering ship’s remaining 411 miles
Great Lakes Commission
Fifty years after the S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald sank into Lake Superior, 68 open water swimmers will symbolically complete the ship’s failed voyage. Read the full story by MLive.
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Boil water advisory issued for parts of St. Thomas after bacteria detected

Boil water advisory issued for parts of St. Thomas after bacteria detected
London Free Press
Southwestern Public Health on Friday urged residents in parts of St. Thomas to boil their water before use after samples tested positive for bacteria. The advisory, issued at 4 p.m., applies to all users on East Avenue, Chester Street, West Avenue, Devonshire Place, Balflour Street, Ada Street, Parkside Drive, Bell Drive, Henry Street, Glenbanner Street, […]
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Lake Superior water levels fall below long-term average

Lake Superior water levels fall below long-term average
Great Lakes Commission
According to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Lake Superior’s water levels are sitting roughly 18 centimeters below the long-term average, and 16 centimeters below the level of a year […]
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‘Astonishing’ increase in Lake Erie surface temperature this summer, scientist says

‘Astonishing’ increase in Lake Erie surface temperature this summer, scientist says
Great Lakes Commission
The surface temperature in the western basin of Lake Erie is currently 26 degrees Celsius (78.8 degrees Fahrenheit), and even higher in some places. Elevated water temperature is a contributor […]
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Water deaths: Why such a heavy early summer toll in London region?

Water deaths: Why such a heavy early summer toll in London region?
London Free Press
Just weeks into a sweltering summer, there already have been five drownings and several close calls in the London-region.
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COMMENTARY: The bloom also rises: Investigating the air we breathe around Lake Erie

COMMENTARY: The bloom also rises: Investigating the air we breathe around Lake Erie
Great Lakes Commission
Microcystin, the toxic chemical produced by Harmful Algal Blooms (HAB), has now been detected in the air as well as the water during HAB season. Researchers are collecting samples and […]
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