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Friday, October 18, 2013

SPECTACULAR PICTURE OF GREAT LAKES FROM SPACE

One fifth of the world's fresh water in one single picture taken by NASA astronaut Karen Nyberg.
 
The world's largest group of freshwater lakes, lakes Superior, Michigan, Erie, Huron and Ontario together contain just over 20% of the world's fresh surface water.
 
That percentage can be a little tough to fathom, but, then again, it's important to remember that there's not nearly as much water on this rock (fresh or otherwise) as many of us assume; Jupiter's moon Europa, for example, which is way smaller than Earth, actually has more of the stuff than we do.

See picture here - http://io9.com/one-fifth-of-the-worlds-fresh-water-in-one-spectacular-1446407718

RELATED

Ontario Power plans to build radioactive waste site one mile from Great Lake Huron.  Radioactive spills onto the lake possible - but nothing to worry about, they say.

http://ottersandsciencenews.blogspot.ca/2013/09/knowingly-setting-up-future-nuclear.html

http://www.beyondnuclear.org/canada/2013/10/1/state-of-mi-legislators-speak-out-against-great-lakes-radioa.html

http://www.beyondnuclear.org/canada/2013/9/28/momentum-building-of-international-opposition-against-opg-du.html

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