| While lakes often provide important drinking water supplies, most water is underground in aquifers. However, about 20% of aquifers around the world are being overexploited, as water is being drawn from them than faster than it can recharge naturally. Globally, society is using about 3.5 times more water than aquifers can support,.. Read more Posted in News Leave a comment
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New estimates of global water availability and consumption
New research program to begin on Lake Huron
| Lake Huron will soon become the home to NOAA’s newest Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory at Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary in Alpena, Michigan. The new facility will focus almost exclusively on Huron, the least studied of the Great Lakes. From the new facilities scientists will study water quality, invasive and.. Read more Posted in News Leave a comment
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Over 50 species of freshwater animals close to extinction in Southeast US
| The southeast US region is home to more species of freshwater animals than anywhere else in the world, including nearly two-thirds of all US fish species. Loss of water quality and water diverted for other uses is resulting in rapid drops in many unique species there. Many freshwater species in the southeast live in karst.. Read more Posted in Uncategorized Leave a comment
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Record heat killing many freshwater fish
| Record temperatures recorded throughout the US this summer are resulting in fatal conditions for many freshwater fish. As water temperatures go up, oxygen saturation goes down, making it difficult for fish, especially larger ones, to breath. In some areas of the Midwest river and lake temperatures have been at or above 100oF (38.. Read more Posted in News Leave a comment
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