#greatlakes — Public Fediverse posts
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Personally, I think it's foolish to build anything (other than a lighthouse) next to the water, but FEMA's policy is ridiculous! And polluting!
People's houses are collapsing into the ocean. #FEMA gives them no other option
By Rebecca Hersher, Ryan Kellman
September 17, 20265:00 AM ETExcerpt: "FEMA provides most residential flood insurance in the United States. The agency will pay homeowners after a house collapses, but not before. That means owners stand to lose tens or even hundreds of thousands of dollars by tearing down a doomed house before the ocean takes it.
" 'The homeowner is incentivized to wait for collapse and get a payout,' says John Ryan-Henry, a policy analyst at the Coastal States Organization, a nonprofit that advocates on behalf of #coastal state governments, including those along the #GreatLakes.
"And when homes collapse, they pollute the water and leave wreckage on the shore."
https://www.npr.org/2026/09/17/nx-s1-5844642/fema-homes-collapse-ocean-climate-north-carolina-maine?
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Personally, I think it's foolish to build anything (other than a lighthouse) next to the water, but FEMA's policy is ridiculous! And polluting!
People's houses are collapsing into the ocean. #FEMA gives them no other option
By Rebecca Hersher, Ryan Kellman
September 17, 20265:00 AM ETExcerpt: "FEMA provides most residential flood insurance in the United States. The agency will pay homeowners after a house collapses, but not before. That means owners stand to lose tens or even hundreds of thousands of dollars by tearing down a doomed house before the ocean takes it.
" 'The homeowner is incentivized to wait for collapse and get a payout,' says John Ryan-Henry, a policy analyst at the Coastal States Organization, a nonprofit that advocates on behalf of #coastal state governments, including those along the #GreatLakes.
"And when homes collapse, they pollute the water and leave wreckage on the shore."
https://www.npr.org/2026/09/17/nx-s1-5844642/fema-homes-collapse-ocean-climate-north-carolina-maine?
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Personally, I think it's foolish to build anything (other than a lighthouse) next to the water, but FEMA's policy is ridiculous! And polluting!
People's houses are collapsing into the ocean. #FEMA gives them no other option
By Rebecca Hersher, Ryan Kellman
September 17, 20265:00 AM ETExcerpt: "FEMA provides most residential flood insurance in the United States. The agency will pay homeowners after a house collapses, but not before. That means owners stand to lose tens or even hundreds of thousands of dollars by tearing down a doomed house before the ocean takes it.
" 'The homeowner is incentivized to wait for collapse and get a payout,' says John Ryan-Henry, a policy analyst at the Coastal States Organization, a nonprofit that advocates on behalf of #coastal state governments, including those along the #GreatLakes.
"And when homes collapse, they pollute the water and leave wreckage on the shore."
https://www.npr.org/2026/09/17/nx-s1-5844642/fema-homes-collapse-ocean-climate-north-carolina-maine?
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Personally, I think it's foolish to build anything (other than a lighthouse) next to the water, but FEMA's policy is ridiculous! And polluting!
People's houses are collapsing into the ocean. #FEMA gives them no other option
By Rebecca Hersher, Ryan Kellman
September 17, 20265:00 AM ETExcerpt: "FEMA provides most residential flood insurance in the United States. The agency will pay homeowners after a house collapses, but not before. That means owners stand to lose tens or even hundreds of thousands of dollars by tearing down a doomed house before the ocean takes it.
" 'The homeowner is incentivized to wait for collapse and get a payout,' says John Ryan-Henry, a policy analyst at the Coastal States Organization, a nonprofit that advocates on behalf of #coastal state governments, including those along the #GreatLakes.
"And when homes collapse, they pollute the water and leave wreckage on the shore."
https://www.npr.org/2026/09/17/nx-s1-5844642/fema-homes-collapse-ocean-climate-north-carolina-maine?
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🐟 NEW: Recent long-term tracking #research indicates that lake #sturgeon in the #GreatLakes may reach ages exceeding 400 years.
By using capture-mark-recapture #data across decades, fishery biologists updated growth rate models for these #ancient cartilaginous #fish, showing lifespans nearly three times longer than previous estimates and rivaling some of the longest-living #vertebrates on Earth.
#lakesturgeon #freshwater #biology #science #ecology #nature #animals #wildlife #conservation #history
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The St. Lawrence Seaway closes for a few months in the winter but shipping on the upper Great Lakes continues and the port in Montreal is kept open to Atlantic ships. The #CCGS will assist hundreds of ships as well as keep ice moving in the current to prevent ice jams and flooding. The CCGS and USCG share responsibilities in keeping maritime traffic moving.
#GreatLakes Icebreaking
Part 1: https://youtu.be/GgoNkyCi3bw
Part 2: https://youtu.be/y7M9qZpjph0
Part 3: https://youtu.be/2II7Wz-NysI
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Like an ocean - Lake Erie... 🌊
9 years ago... 🗓️#Photography #Photograph #Photo #meerMittwoch #seaWednesday #LakeErie #GreatLakes #CedarPoint
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Like an ocean - Lake Erie... 🌊
9 years ago... 🗓️#Photography #Photograph #Photo #meerMittwoch #seaWednesday #LakeErie #GreatLakes #CedarPoint
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Like an ocean - Lake Erie... 🌊
9 years ago... 🗓️#Photography #Photograph #Photo #meerMittwoch #seaWednesday #LakeErie #GreatLakes #CedarPoint
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Like an ocean - Lake Erie... 🌊
9 years ago... 🗓️#Photography #Photograph #Photo #meerMittwoch #seaWednesday #LakeErie #GreatLakes #CedarPoint
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Like an ocean - Lake Erie... 🌊
9 years ago... 🗓️#Photography #Photograph #Photo #meerMittwoch #seaWednesday #LakeErie #GreatLakes #CedarPoint