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National Geographic: For people living around the Great Lakes, water levels this past month have appeared much lower than many will remember. The upper Great Lakes reached near-record low water levels in October. This was most evident on Lakes Michigan and Huron, where lake levels dropped to less than two inches (4 cm) above record lows and 28 inches (71 cm) below the long-term average. All five lakes, plus Lake St. Clair, remain below their long-term averages.
Rock and sand recently exposed by low water levels made......
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Climate Change and Variability Drive Low Water Levels on the Great Lakes
Posted by National Geographic: Lisa Borre on November 21st, 2012
Posted in Water Conservation