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Frozen Lakes Cut Into Minnesota Fishing Tradition
2013-05-11 11:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: On the shores of Mille Lacs Lake in central Minnesota, it finally feels like spring. But the lake still looks like winter. Saturday marks the opening of the walleye fishing season, and it's usually one of the busiest weekends for the state's resort communities. But this year, many of the northern lakes are still frozen, restricting water access and, potentially, local businesses. Rick Bruesewitz, a fisheries manager for the Department of Natural Resources, says it would be tough to get a boat...
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Gas-storage plans in NY's Finger Lakes draw outcry The Finger Lakes...
2013-05-05 18:00:01| Energy - Topix.net
The Finger Lakes region of upstate New York, frequented by tourists for its vistas, recreation and vineyards, is dotted with caverns left behind a century ago when the area was a major salt-producing region.
Ocean Lake Realty Invests in Mixed-Use Property in Pompton Lakes, NJ
2013-05-02 02:37:00| National Real Estate Investor
Ocean Lake Realty LLC has paid approximately $6 million to acquire 226-247 Wanaque Ave., a mixed-use property located in Pompton Lakes, N.J. read more
Record-breaking storms add two inches to Lakes Michigan and Huron
2013-04-28 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Michigan Radio: Recent storms are improving the low water levels in the Great Lakes, at least a little. Lakes Michigan and Huron hit record low levels this winter. Ships are carrying less cargo, and boaters have had trouble getting in and out of harbors. To help with the low lake levels, the state started emergency dredging projects for some harbors. And experts say the recent storms are also helping a little. Keith Kompoltowicz is the Chief of Watershed Hydrology for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in...
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Land o' lakes: Melting glaciers transform Alpine landscape
2013-04-27 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Spiegel: Climate change is dramatically altering the Swiss Alps, where hundreds of bodies of water are being created by melting glaciers. Though the lakes can attract tourists and even generate electricity, local residents also fear catastrophic tidal waves. In the 1990s, the first cracks began to appear in the mighty tongue of the Trift Glacier in the central Swiss canton of Bern. In 2002, the peak of the ice mass burst into thousands of pieces. Since it lay in a hollow, the water swelled into a lake...
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