Great Lakes land cover change chronicled in new NOAA report

<> Great Lakes land cover change chronicled in new NOAA report - A new NOAA report says four percent of the U.S. Great Lakes region saw changes to its land cover--paved surfaces, trees, forests, grasses, and wetlands--from 1996 to 2010 -- that figure represents 7,144 square miles, almost the equivalent of Lake Ontario's surface area. Additional Lake Michigan Basin Land Cover Change Report - A special basin-focused report covering 1985 to 2010