University of Wisconsin–Madison

Tag: phenology

Salting The Seasons

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The following is an excerpt from an excellent article on Madison-based science writer, Erik Ness’ website ‘The Lemonadist.’ The full article is available here.  3/12/24 – by Erik Ness “I think about Ice Nine on a regular basis.” Coming in the middle of a conversation about salt pollution, this surprising detour into literary fiction by …

What Two Frozen Lakes Taught Me About Perception Versus Data

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by Samantha Oliver Today, I woke up at my favorite place on earth – Ten Mile Lake, in Hackensack, Minnesota. On the coldest day of the winter thus far, the frozen lake is so bright, so sparkly, it is almost hard to look at. And when you are from a place where 30 below is …