Mar 03
Warmer temperatures, extreme rainfall followed by periods of prolonged drought… “Those are just some of the tips of the climate change iceberg, and we’re already seeing those impacts,” according to Jane Elder of the Great Lakes Water Quality Board. Her group advises the International Joint Commission, the bi-national body that manages the Great Lakes. Local leaders …
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Jul 23
The water level on Lake Ontario can be partially controlled by a dam on the Saint Lawrence River. But… “…only so much water can pass through that at a certain time,” says Lana Pollack, the U.S. Chair of the International Joint Commission. She says when there’s a lot of rain or snow melt, the lake …
Permanent link to this article: http://www.currentcast.org/stormwater-management/when-the-water-rises-too-high/
