Archive for July 17, 2008

From lakes and ponds to streams to rivers

July 17, 2008 at 9:13 pm · Filed under Rivers, Water

Since we’re on the topic of water (and there’s no rain in sight here in the midwest) I thought I would graduate from lakes and ponds to rivers and streams. Particularly since I sit at work each day and look over one of the most beautiful rivers of all, the mighty Mississippi River.

First up, this interesting article brings up an issue that came up 15 years ago (in 1993) and is still an issue today. It’s entitled “Midwest Floods Dredge Up Dispute” by Douglas Belkin at the Wall Street Journal. Unfortunately it’s not available for free on-line but is well worth the read if you can get ahold of it.

Next, along those same lines comes this story, “Property Owners Feel Betrayed” by Tammy Webber and Maria Sudekum Fisher of the Associated Press. Hmmm… there’s a theme here.

From there we go to “Flood Expose Dated Protections” by  Peter Eisler at USA Today and as sort of a bookend to that article, we have “As Sand Bubbles Up Along an Illinois Levee, So Do New Questions” by Malcolm Gay at the New York Times.

Finally, here’s what FEMA said: ‘They’re In Good Shape Down Here‘ by Shane Graber at St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

Who Knew?

 

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As I fold the kids beach towels…

July 17, 2008 at 3:17 am · Filed under Lakes, Water

I’m reminded of the lakes we go to up in Minneasota each year and so here we go so to speak (as like many of you, with the price of gas, we are unable to afford our annual vacation to the land of 10,000 lakes this year.

First up, this article on Lake Tahoe (a lake I use to visit during my childhood) entitled “Global Warming Could Radically Change Lake Tahoe in Ten Years” from the University of California at Davis from Science Daily.

Here’s another lake that’s been in the news the last few months Lake Mead and the article is “Is Lake Mead Disappearing”? at the Environmental News Network.

Speaking of Lake Mead, here is another really good article by Felicity Barringer at the New York Times entitled “Lake Mead Could Be Within a Few Years of Going Dry, Study Finds“.  

Next, here an article on the Great Lakes entitled “Wisconsin Signs Great Lakes Compact” by Lloyd Alter at Treehugger. It’s some great news on getting protection for the Great Lakes. About twelve years ago, I got my only chance to see one of them, Lake Superior up by Duluth, Minnesota. Very impressive to say the least.

Finally, on a lake half away around, comes this article “Family Science Project Yields Surprising Data About a Siberian Lake” by Cornelia Dean at the New York Times. A fascinating look at Lake Baikal, the deepest and largest fresh water lake on earth.

Happy Vacationing (wherever you go)!

 

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