http://www.mail.com/subjects/24292-lakes.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/24292-lakes.html http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2095440-reporter-remembers-fear-videlas-argentina.html BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — It was just about a day after Argentine strongman Jorge Rafael Videla had seized power in March of 1976, and the bloodletting was already beginning. I had trekked out to isolated Neuquen province looking for Maria Estela Martinez de Peron, the constitutionally elected leader that Videla and his military cohorts had just topp... Sat, 18 May 2013 23:57:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2095440-reporter-remembers-fear-videlas-argentina.html 2013-05-18T23:57:49Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2092436-alaska-man-runs-frozen-lake-to-avoid-jail.html ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Anchorage police say a young man who didn't want to return to jail ran out onto the uncertain ice of an Alaska lake to escape officers armed with an arrest warrant. Police spokeswoman Dani Myren says officers were sufficiently concerned about the thickness of the ice covering Cheney lake that none of them wanted to venture onto it... Fri, 17 May 2013 05:26:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2092436-alaska-man-runs-frozen-lake-to-avoid-jail.html 2013-05-17T05:26:30Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2085932-report-card-great-lakes-big-problems.html TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — A decades-old effort to nurse the battered Great Lakes to health has made progress toward reducing toxic pollution and slamming the door on invasive species, but the freshwater seas continue to face serious threats, a U.S.-Canadian agency said Tuesday. The International Joint Commission, which advises both nations on issues aff... Tue, 14 May 2013 22:36:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2085932-report-card-great-lakes-big-problems.html 2013-05-14T22:36:07Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2020806-ap-interview-un-puts-spotlight-stunted-kids.html DUBLIN (AP) — The United Nations Children's Fund says more than a quarter of children under the age of 5 worldwide are permanently "stunted" from malnutrition, leaving them physically and intellectually weak and representing a scandalous waste of human potential. Anthony Lake, executive director of UNICEF since 2010, said organized provision of vitamins a... Mon, 15 Apr 2013 17:02:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2020806-ap-interview-un-puts-spotlight-stunted-kids.html 2013-04-15T17:02:11Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1991334-report-predicts-ever-bigger-lake-erie-algae-blooms.html TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — It was the largest algae bloom in Lake Erie's recorded history — a scummy, toxic blob that oozed across nearly one-fifth of the lake's surface during the summer and fall of 2011. It sucked oxygen from the water, clogged boat motors and washed ashore in rotting masses that turned beachgoers' stomachs. It was also likely an omen ... Mon, 01 Apr 2013 20:06:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1991334-report-predicts-ever-bigger-lake-erie-algae-blooms.html 2013-04-01T20:06:32Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1986070-requirements-ballast-water-dumped-ships.html TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency has issued new requirements for cleansing ballast water dumped from ships, which scientists believe has provided a pathway to U.S. waters for invasive species that damage ecosystems and cost the economy billions of dollars. Commercial vessels are equipped with tanks that can hold millions of ... Fri, 29 Mar 2013 07:11:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1986070-requirements-ballast-water-dumped-ships.html 2013-03-29T07:11:18Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1974382-deal-requires-ferry-to-ash-dumping-2-years.html TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — The nation's last operating coal-fired ferryboat would stop dumping waste ash into Lake Michigan within two years under a deal with federal regulators announced Friday. The agreement between Lake Michigan Carferry, which operates the S.S. Badger, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency would require the ship to retain its ... Sat, 23 Mar 2013 03:42:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1974382-deal-requires-ferry-to-ash-dumping-2-years.html 2013-03-23T03:42:16Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1939670-wisconsin-assembly-passes-sweeping-mining-bill.html MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republicans in the Wisconsin Assembly approved a polarizing mining bill Thursday and sent the measure to Gov. Scott Walker for his signature, completing a long push to help a Florida-based company open a giant iron mine near the shores of Lake Superior over environmentalists' objections. Minority Democrats dragged out debate for nearl... Fri, 08 Mar 2013 02:19:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1939670-wisconsin-assembly-passes-sweeping-mining-bill.html 2013-03-08T02:19:07Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1910672-researchers-giant-goldfish-threatens-lake-tahoe.html SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Giant goldfish could be threatening the ecology of Lake Tahoe on the California-Nevada border. Biologists with the University of Nevada, Reno say they're finding a growing number of the fish in the crystal clear lake. Researcher Sudeep Chandra told KCRA-TV (http://bit.ly/Yo0lIn ) the discovery is especially worrisome because the ... Sat, 23 Feb 2013 19:46:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1910672-researchers-giant-goldfish-threatens-lake-tahoe.html 2013-02-23T19:46:45Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1906378-management-plan-alaska-petroleum-reserve.html ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A new management plan for the vast National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska splits the Indiana-size area roughly in half between conservation areas and land available for petroleum development, and allows pipelines carrying oil or gas to be constructed through the federal reserve. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced Thursday he had ... Thu, 21 Feb 2013 21:50:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1906378-management-plan-alaska-petroleum-reserve.html 2013-02-21T21:50:14Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1904066-study-asian-carp-dna-signal-live-fish.html TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Live Asian carp don't necessarily have to be present for their DNA to turn up in the environment, according to a government study released Wednesday that could intensify the debate over how to prevent the aggressive, hungry invaders from reaching the Great Lakes and other vulnerable waters. DNA is found in excrement, slime and ... Thu, 21 Feb 2013 01:26:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1904066-study-asian-carp-dna-signal-live-fish.html 2013-02-21T01:26:07Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1887114-wisconsin-tribe-threatens-walker-jobs-project.html ODANAH, Wis. (AP) — For generations the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa has quietly carved out a hardscrabble existence in the evergreen forests and sloughs along what people here call the Big Water, living off wild rice, fish and game. Little has changed over the decades. They grapple with poverty every day. Their casino is tiny, their homes agi... Tue, 12 Feb 2013 20:34:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1887114-wisconsin-tribe-threatens-walker-jobs-project.html 2013-02-12T20:34:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1886178-zimbabwe-faces-crayfish-crisis-water-ecosystem.html HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Scientists in Zimbabwe say a fresh water crayfish brought from Australia is breeding out of control in the northern Lake Kariba, devouring the food sources of other fish and putting the nation's entire aquatic ecosystem at risk. Officials at the Zimbabwe University lakeshore research station say the red claw crayfish, introduced a ... Tue, 12 Feb 2013 13:12:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1886178-zimbabwe-faces-crayfish-crisis-water-ecosystem.html 2013-02-12T13:12:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1871240-2-great-lakes-hit-lowest-water-level-record.html TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Two of the Great Lakes have hit their lowest water levels ever recorded, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said Tuesday, capping more than a decade of below-normal rain and snowfall and higher temperatures that boost evaporation. Measurements taken last month show Lake Huron and Lake Michigan have reached their lowest ebb since ... Wed, 06 Feb 2013 04:56:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1871240-2-great-lakes-hit-lowest-water-level-record.html 2013-02-06T04:56:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1861252-ny-inmates-help-build-ice-palace-adirondacks.html SARANAC LAKE, N.Y. (AP) — It's a far cry from breaking rocks in the hot sun on a chain gang. In New York's Adirondack Mountains, inmates break ice on a frozen lake to make a giant winter palace. A work crew from an area "shock" prison camp once again this year helped local volunteers create this mountain village's lakeside ice palace — the shimmering cent... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 14:46:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1861252-ny-inmates-help-build-ice-palace-adirondacks.html 2013-02-01T14:46:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1848010-spotty-midwestern-snow-mixed-bag-businesses.html TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Just a week ago, things looked dire for Sarah and Tim Long, owners of Timbers Resort in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Snow is their winter lifeblood, drawing outdoor sports enthusiasts from far and wide, yet the ground was bare. Then came a desperately needed arctic blast. Suddenly the drifts were thigh-deep — and snowmobilers we... Sat, 26 Jan 2013 16:53:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1848010-spotty-midwestern-snow-mixed-bag-businesses.html 2013-01-26T16:53:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1798384-ariz-teens-rescued-tree-lake-ice-cracks.html A firefighter in a waterproof suit crossed a partially frozen Arizona lake to help rescue two teenagers who spent at least two frigid hours hanging onto a dead tree after ice began to crack, authorities said Thursday. A third teen who had stayed on the snow-covered bank of Fool Hollow Lake near Show Low called for help Wednesday while the other two clung ... Thu, 03 Jan 2013 20:47:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1798384-ariz-teens-rescued-tree-lake-ice-cracks.html 2013-01-03T20:47:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1788496-experts-call-search-life-antarctic-lake.html LONDON (AP) — British scientists have called off the hunt for exotic life in an ice-bound Antarctic lake after their mission was hit by a technical hitch. Researchers with the British Antarctic Survey had hoped to drill into Lake Ellsworth, which they believe has been frozen over for hundreds of thousands of years, in the hope of finding microbial life fo... Thu, 27 Dec 2012 16:19:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1788496-experts-call-search-life-antarctic-lake.html 2012-12-27T16:19:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1786740-manila-slum-emerges-unlikely-ballerina.html MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The ghetto called Aroma reeks of putrefying trash collected by its residents for recycling. Half-naked children with grimy faces play on muddy dirt roads lined by crumbling shanties of tarpaulin walls, cracked tin roofs and communal toilets.  From this Manila slum of garbage collectors emerged an unlikely Cinderella: ballerina J... Wed, 26 Dec 2012 13:01:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1786740-manila-slum-emerges-unlikely-ballerina.html 2012-12-26T13:01:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1730654-residents-battle-high-water-south-dakota-town.html WAUBAY, S.D. (AP) — Standing along a South Dakota waterfront shored up with boulders, Kevin Jens peered at the placid lake and reminisced about a road that led to a popular place to fish and picnic nearby but now lies underwater after being swallowed up by rising waters. "There's an island under there," the mayor of Waubay said, breaking into an uncomfort... Thu, 29 Nov 2012 13:34:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1730654-residents-battle-high-water-south-dakota-town.html 2012-11-29T13:34:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1726908-great-lakes-plummet-towns-try-to-save-harbors.html ONEKAMA, Mich. (AP) — For more than a century, easy access to Lake Michigan has made Onekama a popular place for summer visitors and a refuge for boaters fleeing dangerous storms. Now the community itself needs a rescue, from slumping lake levels that threaten its precious link to open water. The Great Lakes, the world's biggest freshwater system, are shr... Tue, 27 Nov 2012 19:46:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1726908-great-lakes-plummet-towns-try-to-save-harbors.html 2012-11-27T19:46:00Z