Lake Scientist

- — February 3, 2014
Data buoys show how Lake Lacawac and other Northeast lakes respond to extreme weather

Monitoring platforms on Lake Lacawac and other Northeast waterbodies are helping scientists see how lakes respond to extreme weather.

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- — February 3, 2014
Mexican Water Monster May be Extinct in Lake Xochimilco

In ancient times, Lake Xochimilco’s shallow freshwaters made for fertile crop land at its banks and perfect habitat for one of Mexico’s most storied creatures: the axolotl, better known as[…]

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- — January 31, 2014
Rare Fish Reclaims Habitat, Halts Lake Cumberland Refill

After structural issues were found on Lake Cumberland’s Wolf Creek dam, substantial repair work took place. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers completed a new wall in March 2013. The[…]

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- — January 30, 2014
Volcanic Lake Database Launches 28 Years After Nyos Disaster

The 1986 carbon dioxide release from Lake Nyos in Cameroon killed 1,700 people by some estimates. Others place the number higher. The unusual natural disaster was highly publicized, as people[…]

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