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Tornado risk rises in the evening, posing danger for commuters

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By Carol Thompson Verified
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Brandon Lewis recommends commuters ask themselves this important question about their routes home from work and school: If a big storm hits, where would you pull over for safety? "Are there big box retail stores I could stop at?" said Lewis, Macomb County's emergency management director. "Government buildings, gas stations, places I could pull off the road and take shelter for a few minutes to wait for the storm to pass?"
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As insects die off, birds are shrinking at this Lake Erie observatory Original

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By Carol Thompson Verified
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MICHIGAN Carol Thompson The Detroit News June 28, 2026, 12:00 p.m. ET View Comments Tree swallows at a Great Lakes bird observatory are shrinking, a troubling finding that University of Michigan researchers said is tied to crashing insect populations in the region and world. Tree swallows are small songbirds that primarily eat insects.
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Scientists make prediction for summer's Lake Erie algae bloom Original

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MICHIGAN Carol Thompson The Detroit News June 25, 2026, 2:36 p.m. ET View Comments The harmful algae bloom on Lake Erie will be moderate this year, similar to levels seen in 2022 and 2024, water quality scientists predicted Thursday. Scientists from federal, Michigan and Ohio university labs presented their forecast for this summer's harmful algae bloom on Lake Erie from The Ohio State University's Stone Lab in Put-In-Bay, Ohio.
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