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Lake Michigan dropping means easier year for southeastern Wisconsin shorelines

By: Joe States, Kenosha News

It’s been a relatively easy year for Kenosha shorelines in 2021, as Lake Michigan has dropped from historically high water levels last year due to a combination of factors.

According to Matthew Zorn, a professor of geospatial science at Carthage College, Lake Michigan’s water levels regularly fluctuate above and below the average due in part to the Pacific North American Oscillation, a “seesaw” pattern of alternating high and low pressures over the North Pacific Ocean and the North American continent.

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