National Weather Service starts renaming Lake Ontario in forecasts, maps
The agency is updating forecasts and maps in phases, while AccuWeather and Google Maps have also adopted the new federal name.
- President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order renaming Lake Ontario to "Lake America," directing federal agencies to update maps and materials within 30 days.
- Trump's directive mirrors his 2025 executive order renaming the "Gulf of Mexico" to "Gulf of America," which prompted similar alterations to federal maps and weather advisories across multiple agencies.
- The National Weather Service began updating naming conventions in maps, websites, and forecasts; as recently as yesterday, Buffalo's office still used "Lake Ontario" in predawn weather discussion.
- Technology companies responded inconsistently: Google Maps and Apple adopted "Lake America" within days, while MapQuest announced it would not change the name, citing user preference.
- Lake Ontario's name originated from an Iroquois word meaning "lake of shining waters" and dates back centuries, yet the executive order cannot change how other countries recognize the body of water.
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National Weather Service defies Trump
When President Donald Trump renamed Lake Ontario as Lake America, he aroused the suspicion of both ordinary Americans and supporters like right-wing podcaster Joe Rogan, even as he also got tech giants like Google and Apple to capitulate. Yet the National Weather Service proved to be an exception to that rule, at least on Tuesday."The National Weather Service in Buffalo, New York oversees marine forecasts for the entire U.S. side of what, since …
Buffalo meteorologists find a sneaky way to defy Trump's 'Lake America' order
President Donald Trump has handed down a directive from on high that the federal government is not to use the term "Lake Ontario" in documents and bulletins anymore, reflecting his executive order declaring the name of the easternmost Great Lake to be "Lake America" amid his trade standoff with Canada.National Weather Service meteorologists in Buffalo, New York, however, came up with a clever act of malicious compliance.As atmospheric scientist …
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