Beaches shrinking as Lake Michigan rises to near-record level

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Evanston Dog Beach, Illinois, 2012. Photo source: ©© Chuddlesworth

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Erosion and near-record-high lake levels reduced what had been an expansive stretch of beach to what is now a sliver of sand.

Rising water levels in Lake Michigan and Lake Huron, have contributed to significant erosion that has threatened local beaches and may damage other shoreline properties as forecasts anticipate this pattern to continue through the summer…

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