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Study of “Annual Life Cycle” in Wisconsin Lakes Finds Unpredictable Fate “Up North,” While Southern Waters Routinely Run Out of Air

A new study has found that, despite relatively similar climate conditions, there is a big difference in how lakes in northern and southern Wisconsin are responding to a warmer, wetter world.  Using data collected on eight Wisconsin lakes over the last forty years, a team of researchers built a computer model to better understand how …

Study Finds Link Between Climate Change and Longer “Dead Zones” in Lakes

A new study in the journal Hydrology and Earth System Sciences is linking climate change to yet another environmental impact – longer lasting “dead zones” In lakes. According to the study, warm summer weather is the main driver behind longer periods of anoxia, or oxygen-starved water, in Lake Mendota. Each summer, many lakes settle into …