https://www.wcmu.org/tags/national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration en-US Copyright Wed, 31 Jan 2024 22:41:52 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2024-01-31/federal-bill-calls-for-the-bottom-of-all-five-great-lakes-be-mapped-by-2030 A new bill in the U.S. House of Representatives calls on the federal government to create a high-resolution map of all five lakebeds. Wed, 31 Jan 2024 22:41:52 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2024-01-31/federal-bill-calls-for-the-bottom-of-all-five-great-lakes-be-mapped-by-2030 Renae King https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2021-05-06/new-study-reveals-impact-of-plastic-pollution-on-great-lakes There’s been a lot of news about the amount of plastic debris in the oceans. But, plastic pollution is also affecting the Great Lakes. One study out of… Thu, 06 May 2021 19:49:10 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2021-05-06/new-study-reveals-impact-of-plastic-pollution-on-great-lakes Lester Graham https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2020-11-10/today-marks-45th-anniversary-of-edmund-fitzgerald-sinking The Edmund Fitzgerald sank in Lake Superior during a storm 45 years ago today (Tues.).The 729 foot freighter sank northwest of Whitefish Point in the… Tue, 10 Nov 2020 22:06:47 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2020-11-10/today-marks-45th-anniversary-of-edmund-fitzgerald-sinking Daniel Wanschura https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2020-10-15/michigan-could-face-above-average-percipitation-this-winter The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued its 2020 winter outlook today (Thursday).A lot of snow could be headed for the Great Lakes… Thu, 15 Oct 2020 20:05:43 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2020-10-15/michigan-could-face-above-average-percipitation-this-winter Dan Wanschura https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2020-07-09/experts-predict-lowest-cyanobacteria-bloom-since-2011 Annual blooms of toxic cyanobacteria on western Lake Erie shouldn't be quite as bad this year.Scientists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric… Thu, 09 Jul 2020 21:37:42 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2020-07-09/experts-predict-lowest-cyanobacteria-bloom-since-2011 Steve Carmody https://www.wcmu.org/health-science-and-environment/2019-05-14/the-northern-lights-may-be-visible-in-mid-michigan-this-week Michigan residents may be able to see the northern lights over the next couple of days. Forecasters said the lights may be heading south because of storms… Tue, 14 May 2019 19:57:52 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/health-science-and-environment/2019-05-14/the-northern-lights-may-be-visible-in-mid-michigan-this-week https://www.wcmu.org/health-science-and-environment/2017-08-14/what-does-climate-change-mean-for-the-great-lakes A new report from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration calls 2016 the warmest year on record around the globe. The surface temperature of… Mon, 14 Aug 2017 19:35:20 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/health-science-and-environment/2017-08-14/what-does-climate-change-mean-for-the-great-lakes Elizabeth Miller