Amir Daftari is a Newsweek reporter based in London, specializing in global affairs with a focus on the Middle East. He joined Newsweek in 2024 from the United Nations and has previously worked at CNN ...

Only a fraction of the Great Lakes' bottom has been mapped, and those low-resolution charts were completed decades ago, according to the Great Lakes Observing System. The organization has been pushing ...

Unhealthy air quality returns to the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes this week as dry conditions and warm temperatures fueled wildfires in Canada over the weekend, causing more smoke to spill into the ...

Great Lakes Day is an annual summit where politicians and officials of all stripes gather in Washington, D.C., to demonstrate their commitment to the region home to the largest freshwater ecosystem on ...

The lake lies between the U.S. and Canada, the easternmost of the Great Lakes. The lake is near Niagara Falls, a popular tourist spot. Lake Ontario may be the only Great Lake not bordering Michigan, ...

Cartographer Hill (Detroit in 50 Maps) delivers a diverting compendium of 50 different views of the “vast inland freshwater seas” that span “1,200 kilometers” along the border between the U.S. and ...

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The United States and Canada should take stronger action against microplastic pollution in the Great Lakes, an international science advisory board recommended to the governments. The small plastic ...

The Great Lakes provide drinking water for more than 30 million people across both sides of the U.S.-Canada border. Credit: Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco / Grist This story was originally published by ...

At the Great Lakes Day summit, politicians and officials of all stripes gather in Washington, D.C., to demonstrate their commitment to the largest freshwater ecosystem on the planet. For years, ...