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Dec 17, 2016 03:20 AM EST

Climate Change Researchers Could Use This New Database On The World's Lakes

A new lake database can make climate change study easy.

Jun 30, 2016 07:15 AM EDT

Climate Change Increases Harmful Algae Blooms In Lakes

A number of lakes in the U.S. are reported to have algae blooms, particularly the blue-green algae, which are harmful to the health of people and can kill livestock and pets.

Jan 13, 2016 03:29 PM EST

Methane Emissions: Northern Lakes Release Massive And Increasing Amounts Of Methane

Researchers found that northern lakes are releasing massive and increasing amounts of methane.

Dec 17, 2015 07:05 AM EST

Climate Change: World's Lakes are Rapidly Warming, Threatening Freshwater Ecosystems

The world's lakes are rapidly warming, thanks to climate change. Scientists have taken a closer look at temperatures and found that the warmer weather is threatening freshwater supplies and ecosystems.

Sep 07, 2015 02:37 PM EDT

Climate Change May Put Mountain Lakes and Amphibians at Risk

Climate change may cause amphibians quite a bit of harm. Scientists have found that the dry year in the Pacific Northwest lowlands may affect the region's amphibians due to loss of mountain pond habitat.

Sep 02, 2015 05:17 PM EDT

Massive Algae Bloom Sweeping Across Chesapeake Bay is the Largest in Years

It turns out that Chesapeake Bay may be experiencing some of the largest algal blooms in years. Scientists have found that the algal blooms spreading across the bay may be the most intense and widespread in recent times.

Sep 02, 2015 11:20 AM EDT

Antarctic Lake May Reveal How Life First Began on Planet Earth

An Antarctic lake may tell researchers a bit more about Earth's ancient past. They've found an oasis of oxygen at the bottom of the lake, which may reflect conditions on Earth two and a half billion years ago before oxygen became commonplace.

Jul 28, 2015 09:16 AM EDT

Why Lake Tahoe is So Blue: Scientists Discover Blueness is Not from Clarity

Why is Lake Tahoe so blue? That's a good question and now, scientists have the answer. It turns out that the blueness of Lake Tahoe isn't due to its clarity, but rather is related to algae.

Jun 30, 2015 09:25 AM EDT

Climate Change: Largest Freshwater Lake in the World Turned into a Desert in Only a Few Hundred Years

Researchers may have discovered a bit more about the startling changes that impacted a massive lake. Scientists have found that the Palaeolake Mega-Chad, which was once the largest freshwater lake on Earth, dried up in a matter of a few hundred years.

Jun 22, 2015 06:59 AM EDT

Lakes on Saturn's Moon, Titan, May be Similar to Sinkholes on Earth

Scientists have uncovered some mysterious lakes on Saturn's moon, Titan. Now, they've taken a closer look at what causes the depressions on the surface and how they become filled with liquid hydrocarbons.