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A Lake in Bolivia Evaporates, and With It a Way of Life
2016-01-23 15:53:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Overturned fishing skiffs lie abandoned on the shores of what was Bolivias second-largest lake. Beetles dine on bird carcasses and gulls fight for scraps under a glaring sun in what marshes remain. Lake Poopó (pronounced po-oh-PO) was officially declared evaporated last month. Hundreds, if not thousands, of people have lost their livelihoods and have left the area. High on Bolivias semiarid Andean plains at more than 12,000 feet and subject to climatic whims, the shallow saline lake has dried...
Lake Poopo: Bolivia's second largest lake dries up due to climate change
2016-01-23 00:53:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Independent: Bolivias second largest lake has disappeared, displacing hundreds if not thousands of people who depend on it for their livelihoods. Lake Poopo was officially declared evaporated last month in what scientists have said serves as a warning about climate change. The lake - which is situated more than 12,000 feet above sea level on the countrys Andean plains - has all but dried up before due to El Nino, but had rebounded to twice the size of Los Angeles. But scientists say this time recovery...
Disappearance of Bolivian lake a harbinger
2016-01-20 23:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Overturned fishing skiffs lie abandoned on the shores of what was Bolivias second-largest lake. Beetles dine on bird carcasses and gulls fight for scraps under a glaring sun in what marshes remain. Lake Poopo was officially declared evaporated last month. Hundreds, if not thousands, of people have lost their livelihoods and gone. High on Bolivias semi-arid Andean plains at more than 12,000 feet and long subject to climatic whims, the shallow saline lake has essentially dried up before only...
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Poor Algal Bloom Outlook For Lake Erie
2016-01-12 02:24:06| pollutiononline Home Page
Agricultural runoff is largely to blame, but there may be other factors that contribute to Lake Erie’s algae problem.
In Big Lake, residents are riding out the latest oil bust
2016-01-09 23:56:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: The week before Christmas, restaurant owner Terry Stevens warmly shook hands with oil workers and wished them a happy holiday as they walked out the door, some possibly for the last time. Stevens, a 52-year-old Michigan transplant, moved to this West Texas outpost five years ago, before the latest oil boom. Workers flocked to the Mexican restaurant as well as the sports bar he and his wife own because of menus promising five-egg omelets and dragon-size hamburgers. But now, with the price of oil...
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