Great Lakes water levels are the lowest in a decade – but is it a crisis?

Great Lakes water levels are the lowest in a decade – but is it a crisis?

Water levels across the Great Lakes have fallen to their lowest in about a decade, sitting 30 to 40 centimetres (15 inches) below normal, says Mike McKay, executive director of the Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research (GLIER) at the University of Windsor. London Free Press reporter Beatriz Baleeiro spoke with McKay to understand what’s behind the drop and what it means for communities and infrastructure.