Great Lakes water levels continue to rise
DETROIT (AP) — Water levels in the Great Lakes are continuing a two-year rebound.
The Detroit News reports Monday that the latest estimates from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers show levels in the Lake Michigan-Huron system and Lake Superior are between 5 inches and 9 inches above levels from one year ago.
Statistics also show Lake St. Clair is 1 inch lower than last year, and Ontario is 3 inches lower.
Army Corps data indicates Lake Ontario, Michigan/Huron, Erie and Superior ended November within inches of historical levels for this time of year. Lake St. Clair is slightly above its historical level.
The lakes had been declining for most of the past decade.
Dec 28, 2009 at 7:12 p.m.
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Lake levels are correlated to local and regional precipitation, and its never been thought otherwise. Have a few rainy years and the lakes will be higher, a few dry years and the lakes will be lower. Anyone who tells you the current rise is related to global climate change is leading you down the wrong path.
Dec 28, 2009 at 3:32 p.m.
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Thank you, DwightKSchrute. Some others around here seem to think that if you watch a ball bounce up, that disproves gravity.
Dec 28, 2009 at 11:49 a.m.
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Just a few years ago (2002) the Great Lakes were at their lowest level in more than 3 decades. Much of the upper-midwest was enduring average or lower than average precipitation for an extended period of time thus significantly lowering lake levels. The level of the Great Lakes has very little to do with global warming and almost everything to do with precipitation withing the watershed. Once we hit 2007 and the skies opened up and it snowed and rained a LOT, lake levels jumped up again. Little to nothing to do with global climate change.
Dec 28, 2009 at 11:02 a.m.
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This thread is more proof that science education in the United States is abysmally bad.
Dec 28, 2009 at 9:09 a.m.
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I'll bet we can twist the data to show that BOTH the decrease & current increase are due to global warming!
Dec 28, 2009 at 8:39 a.m.
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Perhaps it is related to the decline of industry in the Great Lakes region, and a little of the increase due to people moving away. It will be interesting to see the population change information from the 2010 census.
Dec 28, 2009 at 7:49 a.m.
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the sky is falling i tell ya.....
Dec 28, 2009 at 7:40 a.m.
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...or the fish are.
Dec 28, 2009 at 7:39 a.m.
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Maybe this is a sign of global warming!! LOL
Dec 28, 2009 at 7:34 a.m.
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Maybe, we are drinking less water?
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