Compare and contrast: Ships taking extra caution after seiche exposes parts of the Detroit River’s bank

Compare and contrast: Ships taking extra caution after seiche exposes parts of the Detroit River’s bank

CBC


A seiche that has taken the river and Lake Erie by storm. It’s a natural phenomenon that happens when strong winds push water from one end of a basin to another. In this case, water in Lake Erie and the Detroit River are being forced into the northeastern basin by a strong, sustained southwest wind.   Click here to read the story.

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