Lake Scientist

- — June 18, 2011
Quagga and zebra mussels unsettle Great Lakes’ ecosystems

Tiny zebra and quagga mussels are making big trouble for Great Lakes ecosystems. The invading mussels first arrived in the late ’80s and mid ‘90s respectively as stowaways on European[…]

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- — June 17, 2011
Wisconsin governor stalls water regulation reform

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker has delayed the implementation of new water rules for two years as part of his two-year budget plan. According to the Green Bay Press Gazette, the[…]

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- — June 15, 2011
World’s third-largest salt-water lake at risk of drying up

Iran’s Oroumieh Lake is in crisis. Dams and upstream diversions have lowered water levels of the world’s third-largest salt-water lake by a staggering 60 percent. To save this vanishing lake,[…]

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- — June 11, 2011
New satellite technology helps track Australia’s blue-green algae

Hiding within Australia’s picturesque coastal areas are enormous blooms of cyanobacteria. The blue-green algae have plagued the nation’s coasts for years, thanks to eutrophication, still waters, and the hot Australian[…]

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