2013-11-30

Canada's Subarctic Lakes are Drying Out . Nature world news 20131117

http://www.natureworldnews.com/articles/5111/20131127/canadas-subarctic-lakes-drying-out.htm

shallow lakes

Atypically light snowfall over recent winters in Canada's subarctic regions has led many of the region's lakes to dry out, prompting researchers to worry. Desiccated lakes in Wapusk National Park near Churchill, Manitoba, are shown. Desiccation of shallow lakes has occurred recently in response to lower-than-average snowmelt runoff. This phenomenon appears unprecedented over the last 200 years.


......Atypically light snowfall over recent winters in Canada's subarctic regions has led many of the region's lakes to dry out, prompting researchers to worry.....

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