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Great lakes water levels expected to drop
Mar 19, 2007 |
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U.S. experts warn that Lake Michigan's water levels will drop further this year.
Water pollution continues at famous Russian lake
Mar 24, 2008 |
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Despite widespread concerns about preserving the world’s largest body of fresh water, researchers report that pollution is continuing in Russia’s fabled Lake Baikal. The study is scheduled for the April 15 ...
Great Lakes levels steadily dropping
Sep 18, 2006 |
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Water levels in Lake Michigan and Lake Huron, although constantly in flux, are showing a steady decrease, experts say.
Warm water, winds affect Lake Superior
Nov 04, 2007 |
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U.S. researchers say warmer water and higher wind speeds have contributed to Lake Superior's near record low-water levels.
Highlight: California, Nevada Lakes Warming Rapidly
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Dec 21, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new JPL study examines the impact recent variability in climate is having on the surface temperatures of large lakes in California and Nevada.
Is your drinking water safe?
Feb 28, 2008 |
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Lake Bloomington is a major source of drinking water for residents of Bloomington, IL, and has a history of nitrate concentrations that exceed safe levels. Because Lake Bloomington has a record of elevated nitrate levels, ...
Lake Superior might hit record low levels
Aug 15, 2007 |
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Lake Superior is nearing a record low level for the month of August and might set records for September and October, U.S. government hydrologists said.
New threat to Lake Victoria?
Jan 29, 2008 |
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Two hydroelectricity dams appear to be threatening the health of Lake Victoria – and of the people living along its shores who depend on the lake for food. A new study¹ suggests that the dams’ systematic overuse of water ...
Lake Vostok life to be studied
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Jan 15, 2007 |
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U.S. researchers say they will analyze microorganisms from a vast Antarctic lake to determine how life adapts to extremely harsh environments.
Nitrate in Lake Superior: On the Rise
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jun 04, 2007 |
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Nitrate levels in Lake Superior, which have been rising steadily over the past century, are about 2.7 percent of the way toward making the lake's water unsafe to drink, according to a study by University of ...
Statewide study shows algae toxin a minor threat, say UF experts
Sep 22, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A toxin produced by freshwater algae has garnered plenty of media coverage in recent years, but a new University of Florida study shows there’s little cause for concern about its presence in Florida lakes.
Space rock yields answers about origins of life on Earth
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jun 03, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Formic acid, a compound implicated in the origins of life, has been found at record levels on a meteorite that fell onto a frozen Canadian lake in 2000.
Great Lakes water level sensitive to climate change
Jan 13, 2009 |
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The water level in the Great Lakes has varied by only about two meters during the last century, helping them to play a vital role in the region's shipping, fishing, recreation and power generation industries.
Great Lakes slowly losing water
Jun 22, 2007 |
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Boaters on Lake Superior said the water is so low it appears the world's largest freshwater lake is disappearing.
Store-bought freshwater fish contain elevated levels of mercury, arsenic and selenium
Nov 07, 2007 |
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White bass wild-caught and sold commercially contained significantly higher levels of mercury, arsenic and selenium than fish caught near former industrial areas. The University of Pittsburgh study, abstract number 161184, ...
