April and This is What The Great Lakes Look Like

[longknife]

So, what's the big deal? Well, the article I got this from says it takes a long time for the ice to melt and this could cause some serious future problems for those living on and around the lakes.

Already, the impact of this icy blockade can be felt. On March 25, five days after the official beginning of spring, the Soo Locks separating Lake Superior from the lower Great Lakes opened for the season. But after a long and harsh winter, Lake Superior's nearly 32,000 square miles were still nearly entirely covered in ice. It would be another eleven days before the first commercial vessel fought its way across Lake Superior – with the aid of several dedicated ice breakers – and down through the locks.

Read more @ Why It's a Big Deal That Half of the Great Lakes Are Still Covered in Ice - Stephanie Garlock - The Atlantic Cities

 

[Pennywise]

And all because we are too selfish to use flourescent lights. And farting cows.

 

[Kosh]

Well this will cause problems eventually, but that always happens when human live to close to the flood plain or below sea level.

 

[Politico]

Cool. Used to be like that when I was a kid to. Extra ice fishing time.

 

[Plasmaball]

March 25

reading is teh hard.

 

[Sarah G]

This is what Lake Erie looks like today:

http://coastwatch.glerl.noaa.gov/we...sub&image=t1.14106.1558.LakeErie.143.250m.jpg

 

[CrusaderFrank]

er Global warming and acidic oceans cause ice

yeah, that's the ticket

 

[skookerasbil]

LMAO.....that's what you call AGW fascist k00k losing if I ever saw it!!

 

[Abraham3]

So, what's the big deal? Well, the article I got this from says it takes a long time for the ice to melt and this could cause some serious future problems for those living on and around the lakes.

Already, the impact of this icy blockade can be felt. On March 25, five days after the official beginning of spring, the Soo Locks separating Lake Superior from the lower Great Lakes opened for the season. But after a long and harsh winter, Lake Superior's nearly 32,000 square miles were still nearly entirely covered in ice. It would be another eleven days before the first commercial vessel fought its way across Lake Superior – with the aid of several dedicated ice breakers – and down through the locks.

Read more @ Why It's a Big Deal That Half of the Great Lakes Are Still Covered in Ice - Stephanie Garlock - The Atlantic Cities

So there is a cost to fooking with Mother Nature. Don't forget what caused all that Arctic air to come south. Rossby Waves, remember? Caused by a larger than normal temperature differential between the equator and the Arctic. And that was caused by the loss of ice cover in the Arctic which was caused by increased temperatures which were caused by human GHG emissions and the greenhouse effect.

Got it?