Lake Michigan basin as viewed from the Space Shuttle
Draining the Great Lakes will do nothing to solve the water problems of the USA, it will only increase the problems currently at issue.
By DAN EGANdegan@journalsentinel.com
Posted: March 17, 2007
Winter might have seemed like it returned to normal this year, but Lake Michigan hasn't.
Posted: March 17, 2007
Winter might have seemed like it returned to normal this year, but Lake Michigan hasn't.
Despite the cold and snow of the past few months, the water level of Lake Michigan continue to drop; as of Friday, Lake Michigan was about an inch lower than it was at this time last year, and about 17 inches below its long-term average. The long-range forecast for water levels isn't calling for things to get much better this summer.
"All indications are the lake is going to be lower than it was last year," said Cynthia Sellinger of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
The reason: Lake Superior is within about 2 inches of its all-time low, and that means less water is tumbling down the St. Marys River and into Lakes Michigan and Huron. It also might not have been as snowy this winter as some people think. Sellinger points out, for example, that 1.3 inches of precipitation fell over Lakes Michigan and Huron in February, compared with a long-term average of 1.72 inches for the month....
"All indications are the lake is going to be lower than it was last year," said Cynthia Sellinger of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
The reason: Lake Superior is within about 2 inches of its all-time low, and that means less water is tumbling down the St. Marys River and into Lakes Michigan and Huron. It also might not have been as snowy this winter as some people think. Sellinger points out, for example, that 1.3 inches of precipitation fell over Lakes Michigan and Huron in February, compared with a long-term average of 1.72 inches for the month....
