Will Great Lakes continue to rise?

DETROIT (WLUC) – Great Lakes water levels are below last year’s record levels, but will continue rising before peaking in the summer months, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said in a release Tuesday. “These drier conditions have resulted in lake levels that are much lower than the record highs of recent years.

Are the Great Lakes getting deeper?

The Great Lakes share a surprising connection with Wisconsin’s small lakes and aquifers — their water levels all rise and fall on a 13-year cycle, according to a new study. Water levels have been declining since 1998, Watras told Live Science. “Our lakes have never been lower than they are.”

Are the Great Lakes rising?

While the Great Lakes have always seen rising and falling water levels, usually over decadal cycles, and are famously stormy, experts say conditions are becoming more variable and that past events and conditions do not necessarily inform the lakes’ future (Greenwire, March 21, 2019).

What will happen to the Great Lakes with climate change?

Great Lakes observers have amassed ample evidence that climate change is causing the lakes’ high water cycles to get higher and low cycles to get lower, and predict that these cycles could happen more rapidly. Stronger storms pose a major threat to people, and their homes and businesses.

Are the Great Lakes in trouble?

The Great Lakes are struggling under the combined weight of many ailments, from invasive species and toxic chemicals to the nutrient runoffs that fuel Lake Erie’s chronic algae problem. And in many cases, climate change is making it worse.

Are the Great Lakes getting smaller?

New data from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Detroit office show that all of the lakes have lower levels, with Lake Michigan and Lake Huron showing a drop of 14 inches from the same time last year, while Lake Superior is down about six inches.