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Feds update plan to protect Great Lakes from carp
2013-07-24 09:52:27| Waste Management - Topix.net
A federal plan for keeping hungry Asian carp from reaching the valuable fish populations of the Great Lakes calls for reinforcing electrical and other barriers currently in place and for field-testing other methods, including the use of water guns and hormonal fish love potions.
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Heat wave almost turns suburban lakes into 'bathwater.'
2013-07-22 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Daily Herald: During heat waves like the one now baking the suburbs, hundreds of people flock to local lakes for a bit of cooling refreshment. But can the water get too hot for comfort? The blistering temperatures of the past week have boosted temperatures in suburban lakes, too. In McHenry County, water temperatures in some lakes have pushed well into the 80s, officials said. "It can feel almost like bath water now," said Gail Weber, laboratory coordinator for the McHenry County Health Department. "When...
Lauderdale Lakes, Fla., says it doesn't want charter school to open
2013-07-18 22:39:00| American School & University
Planned charter school leased facility, but failed to get city approval to open Schoolhouse Beat read more
Dry, Less Humid Air Heading for Great Lakes, Appalachians
2013-07-09 16:51:35| Chemicals - Topix.net
Less humid and rain-free weather is expected to move into the Great Lakes region and much of the Northeast towards the end of the week and into the weekend.
Deluge from sub-glacial lake's burst
2013-07-02 12:08:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: Scientists have seen evidence for a colossal flood under Antarctica that drained six billion tonnes of water, quite possibly straight to the ocean. The cause is thought to be a deeply buried lake that suddenly over-topped. Satellites were used to map the crater that developed as the 2.7km-thick overlying ice sheet slumped to fill the void left by the escaping water. The peak discharge would have been more than double the normal flow rate of London's River Thames, researchers say. The...
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