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How a U.S. weather agency tries to combat 'do-it-yourself' Lake Erie algae bloom forecasts • May 15, 2025, 3:13 AM ET (CBC)
Water levels below average in all Great Lakes, except Erie, says Environment Canada • May 15, 2025, 12:01 AM ET (CBC)
Green algae in Lake Erie may be hiding toxic, deadly compounds • May 4, 2025, 3:20 AM ET (Earth.com)

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water glass on white background. (drink; clear; clean water; liquid)
Water and its Varying Forms
Vintage image of students at desks in a classroom with a teacher standing in the background. (education, learning)
Are You Smarter Than a 1912 Middle Schooler? Quiz
Shallow staghorn water corals in fringing reef at low tide in Thailand. (coral reefs; endangered area; ocean habitat; sea habitat; coral reef)
Unknown Waters
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Lake Mead (the impounded Colorado River) at the Hoover Dam. The light-coloured band of rock above the shoreline shows the decrease in water level in the first few years of the 21st century.
6 Lakes That Are Drying Up
Lake Mead (the impounded Colorado River) at the Hoover Dam. The light-coloured band of rock above the shoreline shows the decrease in water level in the first few years of the 21st century.
6 Lakes That Are Drying Up