Buffalo's New Data Buoy Tracks Lake Erie's Extreme Weather Buffalo State University is deploying a new data buoy on Lake Erie, expanding real-time monitoring of waves, weather, water quality, and seiche activity.

For over a decade, the Great Lakes Center has operated a data buoy in Lake Erie’s eastern basin. Popular with boaters, it will soon be joined by a sibling–another buoy deployed near the city of Buffalo.

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Research Brief: Investigating Greenhouse Gas Cycling and Emissions in a Humic Lake - Lake Scientist A 2025 study sought to quantify the greenhouse gas cycling and emissions from Lake Mai Ndombe during various seasons.

Inland lakes are important sources of greenhouse gas emissions, equalling 20% of human emissions. Humic lakes are often considered significant sources of emissions within lake types.

A 2025 study sought to quantify the GHG cycling and emissions from one in the Congo ➡️ https://www.lakescientist.com

Though there have been many studies investigating the regional drivers of turbidity, few have examined global trends. A 2025 study used satellites to examine the global spatiotemporal variability of lake turbidity.

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PC: European Space Agency

Watching a Freshwater Sea: Monitoring Change on Wisconsin’s Shipwreck Coast Real-time buoy data on Wisconsin’s Shipwreck Coast improves Lake Michigan forecasts, safety, and scientific insight into dynamic nearshore conditions.

The Great Lakes are so large that they act like a freshwater sea, and an estimated 6,000 vessels found their final resting place here. Once formidable, new technology is making navigation safer.

Learn about the collaborative project ➡️ https://www.fondriest.com/news

PC: Caitlin Zant

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Iowa Great Lakes: Glacial Origins to Modern Monitoring Real-time buoy monitoring tracks nutrients, stratification, and harmful algal blooms to guide management of Iowa’s Great Lakes.

The hummocked landscape of Iowa’s northwest is a looking glass to its glacial past, and the Iowa Great Lakes are no exception. They provide an excellent classroom for the Iowa Lakeside Laboratory.

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PC: Matt Fairchild

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Research Brief: Dredging Impacts on a Hypertrophic Lake Near the Mediterranean Sea - Lake Scientist A 2025 study in Scientific Reports examined the water quality of Egypt’s Lake Manzala before and after a major dredging operation.

A common restoration method is dredging, which removes pollutants from sediment. However, the environmental impacts are still debated.

A 2025 study examined the water quality of an Egyptian lake before and after dredging.

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PC: US Army Corps

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Research Brief: Investigating How Wildfires Impact Lake Carbon Cycling - Lake Scientist A 2025 study sought to understand how lake carbon cycling responds to wildfires, while considering the influence of different lake characteristics.

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