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  TimALoftis10 months, 2 weeks ago

  Planet in Peril

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  jimdoze10 months, 2 weeks ago

  Dustbowl days revisited.

  http://www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/news/topsto...

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    Vociferous10 months, 2 weeks ago

    Great article, of course I am sure man made global warming caused the Atlantic to warm up back then as well. Couldn't just be natural cycles in the environment? Thanks for sharing Jim.

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  OncejesterwasI10 months, 2 weeks ago

  Here in Michigan I hear a lot of screaming about keeping our water "OUR WATER". Heaven forbid someone stop us from letting trillions of gallons disappear over Niagra Falls! Lakes Michigan and Huron are dropping rather allarmingly and it only took some Geniuses how many decades to realise that when you dredge the Detroit River for easier shipping, water flows downhill faster through the wider "Hole". I guesse a dam and locks are just too much trouble to conserve this natural resource.

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  Vociferous10 months, 2 weeks ago

  There are multiple locks around Niagra Falls. This is not what is causing the drop in the lakes.

  http://www.great-lakes.net/teach/business/ship/...

  The reason for the "alarming" drop in the Great Lakes is due to the mild winters we have been having and the lack of snow fall. The lakes are higher now then they were in the early 60's and that was higher then they were in the late 20's and early 30's. The weather goes through cycles and so do our lakes.

  http://www.great-lakes.net/envt/water/levels/le...

  Other states down stream might be a little alarmed to hear that you want to cut off their source of water through the Saint Lawrence seaway.

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    OncejesterwasI10 months, 2 weeks ago

    I understand the whole thing about natural cycles and all, but recent studies have shown that dredging in the Detroit river have allowed more water to drain from Lake Huron down into Lake Erie. I'm not advocating shutting off the flow, just a weir and locks to maintain the natural levels. Sorry if my using the word "dam" in the earlier posting caused any misconceptions.

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      Vociferous10 months, 2 weeks ago

      My confusion came from the locks statement. If you look at the links that I attached there are locks

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      david_nwpa10 months, 1 week ago

      I live in Pennsylvania not far from the coast of Lake Erie. I have lived along Lake Erie most of my life and have vacationed at all 5 Great Lakes. We have noticed that Lake Erie is higher than it was 4 years ago, and that the water levels then were among the lowest on record. I agree that the lakes, much like precipitation, goes in cycles. Soon enough, the water will return. As for reservoirs in Georgia and Florida, those are drying due to rapid population expansion and lack of planning. I would urge those folks to move elsewhere in search of water.

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  crespi10 months, 2 weeks ago

  Watch out for the Neocon fascists who are starting to buy up water rights to try to screw the American people by gouging them for food and water when the ecological crisis they have been fostering starts REALLY hitting us hard.

  Fight them.

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    jimdoze10 months, 2 weeks ago

    Those neocon fascists are EVERYWHERE! ...reminiscent of Chickenman on WLS radio (and the world over) back in the 60s.

    http://www.danoday.com/chickenman/chickenman.shtml

    "Neocon Fascist... He's everywhere! He's everywhere!"

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    tanglang10 months, 2 weeks ago

    There's a mole! We must find out who he is before he ruins everything!

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    Dicax_Maximus10 months, 2 weeks ago

    Darth - What can I say but ROTFLMAO !!!!!

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