08/19/2026
It’s difficult to encapsulate the magnitude of the Laurentian Great Lakes. As the largest lake system on Earth, it holds 84% of North America’s fresh water and creates distinct local weather patterns.
It’s unsurprising, therefore, that dozens of organizations exist to protect, monitor, and study these ecosystems. One of these is the Cooperative Institute for Great Lakes Research (CIGLR)
CIGLR operates immense forecasting models, and the datasets are extremely complicated. But they’re also crucial, and CIGLR needs people to understand them.
To bridge this gap and aid researchers using this data, the institute is turning toward a powerful but sometimes controversial tool: artificial intelligence.
Learn more about CIGLR's venture into AI forecasting at Lake Scientist ➡️ https://www.lakescientist.com/can-ai-forecasting-help-the-great-lakes-a-university-of-michigan-institute-hopes-so/
Photo Credit: Adapted from CIGLR