CHARLESTON, S.C. – For years the shores of the Great Lakes have been pummeled relentlessly and eroded by storm waves. But last fall, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s coastal management office, there was a let-up. Lake levels remain above historic normals but below the 2020 record. Brandon Krumwiede, a NASA scientist, credits dry, mild weather that’s linked to climate change. The April readings compared to a year earlier:
> Lake Superior, down six inches.
> Lakes Huron and Michigan, which are connected and have the same level, down 14 inches.
> Lake Erie, down 17 inches.
> Lake Ontario, down 28 inches.
Will the drops last? Perhaps, perhaps not. NASA says variable such as precipitation , temperatures and evaporation are hard to predict.