Be it big industries or small farms, the deteriorating source of a livelihood always kicks up concerns with the same magnitude. So, is also with those depending on the mighty Lake Superior – be it a scientist or industry or a farmer.
Yes, Lake Superior — the lifeblood for ones living near its shores — is losing water and getting warmer!
It is a significant sign of climate change?
Though, this has not been known, — that it is causing significant damage to itself as well as its dependents can quite clearly been seen.
The giant Lake has reached to its alarming lowest level in last eight decades! And, if the trend does not change, with its level dipping three more inches, it will set a record this fall!
To add to the lake’s misery, the average water temperature has also considerably surged. Since 1979, it surged 4.5 degrees! – This is above the 2.7-degree rise in the region’s air temperature during a similar period.
This sudden and severe changing phenomenon of the Superior has left scientists puzzled and environmentalists worried. Not long ago 27-foot vessels could easily make their way up the eastern Upper Peninsula channel from the lake’s Brimley Bay, but has gone useless this year.
With the ferry services disrupted, boats along Superior’s shores can’t reach many of its mooring sites, leaving the marina operators begging for shallow-harbor dredging. Is the Lake disappearing?
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